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May 12, 2014 at 10:32 comment added Richard Le Mesurier @kizzx2 (and Jorg) actually those 3 explanations, when taken together, help a lot - thx
Jul 22, 2009 at 22:02 comment added Jörg W Mittag The problem is that the term "history" is really overloaded in VCSs. Yet another way to express is would be that ~ goes backwards in commit history, whereas @ goes backwards in chronological or temporal history. But none of the three versions is particularly good.
Jul 22, 2009 at 17:30 comment added kizzx2 Another explanation that I think would be clearer: HEAD~1 means go to "parent of HEAD," while HEAD@{1} go to "go back one step in HEAD's history"
Aug 29, 2008 at 1:49 history edited Jörg W Mittag CC BY-SA 2.5
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Aug 27, 2008 at 3:45 history answered Jörg W Mittag CC BY-SA 2.5