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Re: [PATCH] revisions: add @{default} shorthand for default branch

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Harald Nordgren <haraldnordgren@gmail.com>
Date
Jan 30, 2026, 11:12 UTC
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<20260130111211.78639-1-haraldnordgren@gmail.com>
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<20260130105954.59636-1-haraldnordgren@gmail.com>

I realize now when looping over all repos on my machine that quite a few of them error out with

   error: pathspec '@{default}' did not match any file(s) known to git

I would expect all of them to have a default branch set. Maybe this is a showstopper 🤔

Harald
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  1. revisions: add @{default} shorthand for default branchHarald Nordgren via GitGitGadget, Jan 29, 2026
  2. Junio C HamanoJan 29, 2026
  3. Harald NordgrenJan 30, 2026
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  5. Junio C HamanoJan 30, 2026
  6. Harald NordgrenJan 30, 2026
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  8. Harald NordgrenJan 31, 2026
  9. Junio C HamanoJan 31, 2026
  10. Harald NordgrenJan 31, 2026
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  12. Junio C HamanoFeb 2, 2026
  13. Harald NordgrenFeb 2, 2026
  14. Phillip WoodFeb 2, 2026
  15. Harald NordgrenFeb 2, 2026
  16. D. Ben KnobleFeb 2, 2026
  17. Harald NordgrenFeb 2, 2026
  18. Kristoffer HaugsbakkFeb 2, 2026
  19. Ben KnobleFeb 2, 2026
  20. Harald NordgrenFeb 2, 2026
  21. Junio C HamanoFeb 2, 2026
  22. Ben KnobleFeb 2, 2026
  23. Harald NordgrenFeb 2, 2026
  24. Junio C HamanoFeb 2, 2026
  25. Harald NordgrenFeb 2, 2026
  26. Harald NordgrenFeb 3, 2026
  27. Phillip WoodFeb 3, 2026
  28. Junio C HamanoFeb 2, 2026
  29. revisions: add @{default} shorthand for default branchHarald Nordgren via GitGitGadget, Jan 30, 2026
  30. Kristoffer HaugsbakkJan 30, 2026
  31. revisions: add @{primary} shorthand for primary branchHarald Nordgren via GitGitGadget, Jan 30, 2026
  32. revisions: add @{primary} shorthand for primary branchHarald Nordgren via GitGitGadget, Jan 31, 2026

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