Re: [PATCH] Detached HEAD (experimental)

From: Alan Chandler <alan@chandlerfamily.org.uk>
Date: Jan 6, 2007, 20:48 UTC
Message-ID: <200701062048.15163.alan@chandlerfamily.org.uk>
In-Reply-To: <20070106185836.GH4655@fieldses.org>

On Saturday 06 January 2007 18:58, J. Bruce Fields wrote:

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> If we use the word "branches" for things that you can check out and
> commit to, then "remote-tracking branches" are not actually branches.
> Argh!
>
> What would be better terminology here?

Why can't we use the terms 'local branch' and 'remote branch'. We can only commit to local branches - you need to push to remote ones.

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Alan Chandler
http://www.chandlerfamily.org.uk

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