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Re: [RFC] Teach git-branch howto rename a branch

From
Shawn Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
Date
Nov 25, 2006, 06:49 UTC
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<20061125064901.GB4528@spearce.org>
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Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> wrote:
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> Without -f, it should barf.  With -f, we would want the rename
> to happen.  In the latter case, I think it should work the same
> way as deleting it and creating it anew, and that would make
> sure that reflog for the old one will be lost and a new log is
> started afresh; otherwise, the log would say old history for
> that branch and it won't be a "rename" anymore.

This patch doesn't rename the reflog when the branch renames. Myself and a few other users I support want the reflog preserved when a branch renames, we all see the reflog as part of the history of that branch and a rename is the same branch but stored under a different name...

I had planned to do a rename branch command myself, but its been lower priority than everything else, so I have just never gotten around to it. I'm glad to see someone is attempting it!

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Message 3 of 13 in “[RFC] Teach git-branch howto rename a branch”
  1. Lars HjemliNov 24, 2006
  2. Junio C HamanoNov 25, 2006
  3. Shawn PearceNov 25, 2006
  4. Jakub NarebskiNov 25, 2006
  5. Shawn PearceNov 25, 2006
  6. Lars HjemliNov 25, 2006
  7. Junio C HamanoNov 25, 2006
  8. Lars HjemliNov 25, 2006
  9. git-branch -D: make it work even when on a yet-to-be-born branchJunio C Hamano, Nov 25, 2006
  10. Lars HjemliNov 25, 2006
  11. Fredrik KuivinenNov 25, 2006
  12. Lars HjemliNov 25, 2006
  13. Josef WeidendorferNov 26, 2006

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