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1 guilt-repair(1)
2 ===============
4 NAME
5 ----
6 guilt-repair - Repair the repository state
8 SYNOPSIS
9 --------
10 include::usage-guilt-repair.txt[]
12 DESCRIPTION
13 -----------
14 Perform various repository repairs. You must specify one mode of repair:
16 --full::
17         Tries to repair everything possible. Additionally, it resets the
18         repository state by reseting the HEAD to what's believed to be the
19         proper commit, and reseting the applied stack. The end result should
20         be a repository with no patches applied.
22         WARNING: Running this command may result in commits and working
23         directory changes being lost. You may want to create a new reference
24         (e.g., branch, or reflog) to the original HEAD before using
25         guilt-repair.
27 --status::
28         Upgrade the status file from old format to new.
30 Author
31 ------
32 Written by Josef "Jeff" Sipek <jeffpc@josefsipek.net>
34 Documentation
35 -------------
36 Documentation by Josef "Jeff" Sipek <jeffpc@josefsipek.net>
38 include::footer.txt[]