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Re: [PATCH] checkout without arguments does not make sense

From
Avery Pennarun <apenwarr@gmail.com>
Date
Jul 21, 2008, 21:36 UTC
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On 7/21/08, Miklos Vajna <vmiklos@frugalware.org> wrote:
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> Actually I think it _is_ useful, like this:
>
>  $ git checkout
>  Your branch is ahead of the tracked remote branch 'junio/next' by 1 commit.
>
>  How will it be possible to get that info easily after your patch?

Eek, are we using "checkout" to get status information now? If that goes wrong, you could be blowing away your locally modified data by accident.

I think "git status" reports this information in recent versions, doesn't it?
Thanks,
Avery
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  1. checkout without arguments does not make senseJohannes Sixt, Jul 21, 2008
  2. Miklos VajnaJul 21, 2008
  3. Johannes SixtJul 21, 2008
  4. Avery PennarunJul 21, 2008
  5. Miklos VajnaJul 21, 2008
  6. Johannes SchindelinJul 22, 2008

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