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Re: [PATCH] git-pull: disallow implicit merging to detached HEAD

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Jan 15, 2007, 22:28 UTC
Message-ID
<20070115222854.GA12950@coredump.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To
<20070115222533.GA12928@coredump.intra.peff.net>
On Mon, Jan 15, 2007 at 05:25:33PM -0500, Jeff King wrote:
> +	  1) echo >&2 "You are not currently on a branch; you must explicitly"
> +	     echo >&2 "indicate which branch you wish to merge with"
> +	     echo >&2 "  git pull <remote> <branch>"
Urgh. Apparently using --amend is too challenging for me. I think it is
slightly clearer for the second line to read:
  "specify which branch you wish to merge:"
-Peff
Previous: Jeff KingNext: Junio C Hamano
Message 5 of 7 in “git-fetch while on "(no branch)"”
  1. Andy ParkinsJan 15, 2007
  2. git-{parse-remote,pull}: throw away stderr of git-symbolic-refJeff King, Jan 15, 2007
  3. Junio C HamanoJan 15, 2007
  4. git-pull: disallow implicit merging to detached HEADJeff King, Jan 15, 2007
  5. Jeff KingJan 15, 2007
  6. Junio C HamanoJan 15, 2007
  7. Jeff KingJan 15, 2007

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