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[PATCH 7/7] add reflog when moving HEAD to a new branch

From
Nicolas Pitre <nico@cam.org>
Date
Jan 26, 2007, 22:26 UTC
Message-ID
<11698503731145-git-send-email-nico@cam.org>
In-Reply-To
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Signed-off-by: Nicolas Pitre <nico@cam.org>
---
 git-checkout.sh |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/git-checkout.sh b/git-checkout.sh
index ed344d8..5dc281f 100755
--- a/git-checkout.sh
+++ b/git-checkout.sh
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ if [ "$?" -eq 0 ]; then
 	fi
 	if test -n "$branch"
 	then
-		GIT_DIR="$GIT_DIR" git-symbolic-ref HEAD "refs/heads/$branch"
+		GIT_DIR="$GIT_DIR" git-symbolic-ref -m "checkout: moving to $branch" HEAD "refs/heads/$branch"
 	elif test -n "$detached"
 	then
 		# NEEDSWORK: we would want a command to detach the HEAD
-- 
1.5.0.rc2.g6e2c
Previous: Nicolas PitreNext: Junio C Hamano
Message 7 of 8 in “make reflog filename independent from struct ref_lock”
  1. 1/7 make reflog filename independent from struct ref_lockNicolas Pitre, Jan 26, 2007
  2. 2/7 lock_ref_sha1_basic(): remember the original name of a ref when resolving itNicolas Pitre, Jan 26, 2007
  3. 3/7 enable separate reflog for HEADNicolas Pitre, Jan 26, 2007
  4. 4/7 add reflog entries for HEAD when detachedNicolas Pitre, Jan 26, 2007
  5. 5/7 move create_symref() past log_ref_write()Nicolas Pitre, Jan 26, 2007
  6. 6/7 add logref support to git-symbolic-refNicolas Pitre, Jan 26, 2007
  7. 7/7 add reflog when moving HEAD to a new branchNicolas Pitre, Jan 26, 2007
  8. 2/3 create_symref(): do not assume pathname from git_path() persists long enoughJunio C Hamano, Jan 27, 2007

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