git-revert.txt: add discussion
The section is inspired by git-commit.txt. Signed-off-by: Oswald Buddenhagen <oswald.buddenhagen@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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changes. The revert only modifies the working tree and the
index.
+DISCUSSION
+----------
+
+While git creates a basic commit message automatically, it is
+_strongly_ recommended to explain why the original commit is being
+reverted.
+In addition, repeatedly reverting reverts will result in increasingly
+unwieldy subject lines, for example 'Reapply "Reapply "<original subject>""'.
+Please consider rewording these to be shorter and more unique.
+
CONFIGURATION
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