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Re: [PATCH] Teach git push .git/branches shorthand

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JWJosef Weidendorfer <josef.weidendorfer@gmx.de>
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Aug 8, 2005, 09:41 UTC
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On Monday 08 August 2005 11:10, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
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> Hi,
>
> On Sun, 7 Aug 2005, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> > I hear a lot of people mention $GIT_DIR/branches/ is confusing.
> > Maybe we should rename it to $GIT_DIR/remote/ directory?
>
> I'd prefer $GIT_DIR/remotes/.

IMHO, $GIT_DIR/branches/ is really confusing. Hmmm... in $GIT_DIR/branches/ there are named references to remote (named) references. Perhaps we should call it "remoterefs/" instead?

Josef
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  1. Teach git push .git/branches shorthandJunio C Hamano, Aug 8, 2005
  2. Johannes SchindelinAug 8, 2005
  3. Josef WeidendorferAug 8, 2005
  4. Johannes SchindelinAug 8, 2005
  5. Josef WeidendorferAug 8, 2005
  6. Johannes SchindelinAug 8, 2005
  7. Josef WeidendorferAug 8, 2005
  8. Junio C HamanoAug 9, 2005
  9. Matthias UrlichsAug 11, 2005
  10. Darrin ThompsonAug 9, 2005
  11. Junio C HamanoAug 9, 2005

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