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Re: [PATCH] Fix branches file configuration

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AMAndrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Date
Mar 26, 2008, 00:03 UTC
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On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:56:43 -0700 Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
> (the support for "branches" file is not
> deprecated, even though I personally do not see a reason to use it in new
> repositories).

I looked at the new (verbose) format a year or two back and thought "why the heck would I want to use that".

I have 213 files in my .git/branches/ and I change them a lot. The succinct one-line format is nice...

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  1. Fix branches file configurationDaniel Barkalow, Mar 25, 2008
  2. Andrew MortonMar 25, 2008
  3. Junio C HamanoMar 25, 2008
  4. Andrew MortonMar 26, 2008
  5. Daniel BarkalowMar 26, 2008
  6. Junio C HamanoMar 26, 2008
  7. Junio C HamanoMar 26, 2008
  8. git-fetch test: test tracking fetch results, not just FETCH_HEADJunio C Hamano, Mar 26, 2008

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