From: Shawn Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2006 16:05:21 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ref-log: allow ref@{count} syntax.
Message-ID: <20061006160521.GA20024@spearce.org>
In-Reply-To: <7vsli20y1c.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>

Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> wrote:
> Often I find myself wanting to say 'tip of "next" before I
> merged the last three topics'.  Now I can say that with:
> 
> 	git log next@{3}..next
> 
> Since small integers alone are invalid input strings to
> approxidate, there is no fear of confusion.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
> ---
> 
>  * The implementation is rather hacky but I think this is
>    mildly useful.  Likes, dislikes?

Ack'd.

Its a useful feature. Something I've been wanting myself for
some time.  I usually just guess with '@{5.minutes.ago}' or some
nonsense until I find the right time.  But since I know it was X
operations ago, '@{X}' will be very handy.  Thanks!

-- 
Shawn.