Re: [PATCH 3/4] Default to displaying /all/ non-tag refs, not just locals

From: Andy Parkins <andyparkins@gmail.com>
Date: Nov 3, 2006, 08:47 UTC
Message-ID: <200611030847.22252.andyparkins@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <7vac39mew2.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>

On Friday 2006 November 03 02:40, Junio C Hamano wrote:

> That is a change in behaviour and given that we introduced
> remotes for the explicit purpose of not to clutter the local
> branch namespace, I doubt defaulting to _show_ remotes is a good

Really? I had imagined it was to prevent accidental checking out of an upstream-tracking branch. Also; I don't think "not cluttering the namespace" is the same as "not showing multiple namespaces". The local namespace remains as uncluttered as it ever was. This is a question of what to display.

Assuming my "mixed mode" display thing were in place, doesn't that make the two choices of UI

1)
 git-branch            : show local branches
 git-branch --all      : show local and remote branches
 git-branch -r         : show remote branches
2)
 git-branch            : show local and remote branches
 git-branch --local    : show local branches
 git-branch -r         : show remote branches

In case 2) the switch is simply selecting a filter, and so fits in with the "-r" better.

Andy

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Dr Andy Parkins, M Eng (hons), MIEE