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From:   Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To:     Duy Nguyen <pclouds@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: why doesn't "git reset" mention optional pathspec?
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Duy Nguyen <pclouds@gmail.com> writes:

> Without --mixed, you're using the first form
>
>     git reset [-q] [<tree-ish>] [--] <paths>...
>
> which accepts pathspec. If it's not clear, of course patches are welcome.

Yup.  The deprecation is about spelling with "--mixed" when invoking
the "restore these paths out of tree-ish (or HEAD when omitted)
only in the index" mode.  The feature is of course not deprecated
(but it might have been better if it were "git checkout --cached").