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Re: [PATCH] branch_get_push: do not segfault when HEAD is detached

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Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Jan 7, 2017, 01:11 UTC
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<20170107011138.uuy6ob234kyy3y4e@sigill.intra.peff.net>
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On Fri, Jan 06, 2017 at 08:09:32PM -0500, Kyle Meyer wrote:
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> > $ git grep -c HEAD^{} junio/pu -- t/
> > junio/pu:t/t3200-branch.sh:3
> >
> > Maybe use HEAD^0 just for consistency?
> 
> Yes, thanks for pointing that out.

The other option is just "git checkout --detach", which is also used in the test suite. I tend to prefer it because it's a little more obvious to a reader.

-Peff
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