From: Björn Steinbrink <b.steinbrink@gmx.de>
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:08:14 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] Introduce %<branch> as shortcut to the tracked branch
Message-ID: <20090320170814.GB24968@atjola.homenet>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.DEB.1.00.0903201714020.10279@pacific.mpi-cbg.de>

On 2009.03.20 17:17:01 +0100, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
> Even if a branch name can legally start with a '%' sign, we can use the
> special character '%' here, as you can always specify the full ref:
> refs/heads/%my-branch (pointed out by doener on IRC).

Hm, I just recalled that "git checkout" doesn't "like" anything but the
shortname for a branch, with refs/heads/master or heads/master, you get
a detached HEAD. Though at least when reading the doc, that seems like a
bug to me. The man page says:

    When this parameter names a non-branch (but still a valid commit
    object), your HEAD becomes detached.

And of course refs/heads/master names a branch. Is it
expected/intended that checkout detaches HEAD anyway when given a full
ref name?

Björn