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Re: [PATCH v2] symbolic-ref: teach "--[no-]recurse" option

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Philip Oakley <philipoakley@iee.email>
Date
Oct 8, 2022, 15:28 UTC
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On 08/10/2022 13:28, Philip Oakley wrote:
> The existence of the `maint-xx` branches, and where they came from, was
> something that eluded me for a long time.
>
> The descriptions give the impression there is just a single main branch,
s/main/`maint`/ 
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> with a singular name, and that was the end of it. It was only much later
> when some security patches were pushed down to numerous older `maint-xx`
> branches. The use of the singular `maint` is also used in examples a
> number of places further cementing the singular maintenance view.
>
> A few words clarifying the `maint` vs `maint-x.yy` branches could help
> users past the confusion.
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Message 10 of 13 in “symbolic-ref: teach "--[no-]recurse" option”
  1. symbolic-ref: teach "--[no-]recurse" optionJunio C Hamano, Oct 7, 2022
  2. Eric SunshineOct 8, 2022
  3. Junio C HamanoOct 8, 2022
  4. symbolic-ref: teach "--[no-]recurse" optionJunio C Hamano, Oct 8, 2022
  5. Eric SunshineOct 8, 2022
  6. Junio C HamanoOct 9, 2022
  7. Bagas SanjayaOct 8, 2022
  8. Junio C HamanoOct 9, 2022
  9. Philip OakleyOct 8, 2022
  10. Philip OakleyOct 8, 2022
  11. Junio C HamanoOct 9, 2022
  12. Philip OakleyOct 11, 2022
  13. symbolic-ref: teach "--[no-]recurse" optionJunio C Hamano, Oct 9, 2022

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