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Re: [PATCH] Enable reflogs by default in any repository with a working directory.

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JFJ. Bruce Fields <bfields@fieldses.org>
Date
Dec 14, 2006, 23:42 UTC
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<20061214231832.GF26202@spearce.org>
On Thu, Dec 14, 2006 at 06:18:32PM -0500, Shawn Pearce wrote:
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> "J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@fieldses.org> wrote:
> > Stupid question--I assume a mention in the reflog doesn't count as a
> > real reference to an object, so they won't save you in the case when you
> > pruned recently?
> 
> Not a stupid question.  Your assumption is correct, its not a real
> reference, so prune will remove things that the log mentions but
> that refs don't currently mention.
OK, thanks.  So we just need to make sure that's documented someplace.
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  1. Junio C HamanoDec 14, 2006
  2. Enable reflogs by default in any repository with a working directory.Shawn O. Pearce, Dec 14, 2006
  3. J. Bruce FieldsDec 14, 2006
  4. Shawn PearceDec 14, 2006
  5. J. Bruce FieldsDec 14, 2006
  6. Johannes SchindelinDec 15, 2006
  7. Shawn PearceDec 15, 2006
  8. Junio C HamanoDec 15, 2006
  9. Shawn PearceDec 14, 2006

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