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Re: [PATCH 5/5] docs/checkout: clarify what "non-branch" means

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Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Apr 15, 2009, 18:00 UTC
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On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 01:36:58PM +0200, Jakub Narebski wrote:
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> > In this vein, I suggest that
> >       $ git checkout --detach master
> > as a way to get a detached HEAD on branch master is more understandable than
> >       $ git checkout refs/heads/master
> 
> To detach, use
>         $ git checkout master^0

I have often though a "--detach" would be useful, just because the ref^0 syntax is so mysterious (and yes, _I_ know what it does, but explaining why it works to a novice git user is just painful).

-Peff
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Message 20 of 24 in “builtin-branch - allow deleting a fully specified branch-name”
  1. builtin-branch - allow deleting a fully specified branch-nameMark Levedahl, Apr 10, 2009
  2. Junio C HamanoApr 10, 2009
  3. Mark LevedahlApr 10, 2009
  4. Junio C HamanoApr 10, 2009
  5. Mark LevedahlApr 11, 2009
  6. Jeff KingApr 12, 2009
  7. Junio C HamanoApr 12, 2009
  8. Jeff KingApr 13, 2009
  9. Junio C HamanoApr 13, 2009
  10. Jeff KingApr 13, 2009
  11. 1/5 doc: clarify --no-track optionJeff King, Apr 13, 2009
  12. 2/5 doc: refer to tracking configuration as "upstream"Jeff King, Apr 13, 2009
  13. 3/5 doc/checkout: refer to git-branch(1) as appropriateJeff King, Apr 13, 2009
  14. 4/5 doc/checkout: split checkout and branch creation in synopsisJeff King, Apr 13, 2009
  15. 5/5 docs/checkout: clarify what "non-branch" meansJeff King, Apr 13, 2009
  16. Junio C HamanoApr 13, 2009
  17. Mark LevedahlApr 14, 2009
  18. Junio C HamanoApr 14, 2009
  19. Jakub NarebskiApr 14, 2009
  20. Jeff KingApr 15, 2009
  21. Jeff KingApr 15, 2009
  22. Jeff KingApr 13, 2009
  23. Jeff KingApr 13, 2009
  24. Sverre RabbelierApr 13, 2009

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