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Re: [PATCH] logging branch deletion to help recovering from mistakes

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CDCasey Dahlin <cdahlin@redhat.com>
Date
Dec 7, 2010, 17:54 UTC
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<20101207175418.GU355@fearengine.rdu.redhat.com>
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<20101207174520.GB21483@burratino>
On Tue, Dec 07, 2010 at 11:45:20AM -0600, Jonathan Nieder wrote:
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> Casey Dahlin wrote:
> 
> > Could commits made onto a detached head also show up here? Or is that
> > better thwarted with another mechanism?
> 
> I think that's better thwarted with the HEAD reflog:
> 
> 	$ git log -g HEAD

I was more worried about changes that were made onto a detached head, and then the head was reattached, leaving the new commits dangling.

The end result is identical to a deleted branch, just wondering if we should note it in the same place.

--CJD
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  1. logging branch deletion to help recovering from mistakesJunio C Hamano, Dec 6, 2010
  2. Štěpán NěmecDec 6, 2010
  3. Andreas SchwabDec 6, 2010
  4. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyDec 7, 2010
  5. Junio C HamanoDec 7, 2010
  6. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyDec 7, 2010
  7. Michael J GruberDec 7, 2010
  8. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyDec 7, 2010
  9. Jakub NarebskiDec 7, 2010
  10. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyDec 7, 2010
  11. Jeff KingDec 7, 2010
  12. Shawn PearceDec 7, 2010
  13. Jeff KingDec 7, 2010
  14. Shawn O. PearceDec 7, 2010
  15. Jeff KingDec 7, 2010
  16. Shawn O. PearceDec 7, 2010
  17. Jeff KingDec 7, 2010
  18. Shawn O. PearceDec 7, 2010
  19. Junio C HamanoDec 7, 2010
  20. Jeff KingDec 7, 2010
  21. Casey DahlinDec 7, 2010
  22. Jonathan NiederDec 7, 2010
  23. Casey DahlinDec 7, 2010
  24. Jonathan NiederDec 7, 2010
  25. Casey DahlinDec 7, 2010
  26. Junio C HamanoDec 7, 2010
  27. Jonathan NiederDec 7, 2010
  28. Jeff KingDec 7, 2010

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