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Re: [RFC/largely untested/PATCH] sha1_name: interpret ~n as HEAD~n

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Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net>
Date
May 2, 2011, 17:49 UTC
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Junio C Hamano venit, vidit, dixit 02.05.2011 18:33:
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> Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net> writes:
> 
>> Introducing a shortcut ~n for HEAD~n does not introduce new
>> inconsistencies (it's a shortcut for a commit, for every command which
>> takes a commit) - and does not contradict introducing -n at all, btw.
> 
> I thought we already ruled out ~n because many shells think ~n is a path.
You have, apparently ;)

unquoted ~0 conflicts, but unquoted ~n conflicts only when you use pushd (and the stack has n entries; or n+-1, I can't count either...). Even \~2 is shorter than HEAD~2, btw., although I don't consider that viable.

But I understand that I'll have to leave ~n for my private edition.
Michael
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  1. sha1_name: interpret ~n as HEAD~nMichael J Gruber, Apr 29, 2011
  2. Junio C HamanoApr 29, 2011
  3. Michael J GruberMay 1, 2011
  4. Matthieu MoyMay 1, 2011
  5. Junio C HamanoMay 1, 2011
  6. Matthieu MoyMay 1, 2011
  7. Jeff KingApr 29, 2011
  8. Sverre RabbelierApr 29, 2011
  9. Mikael MagnussonMay 7, 2011
  10. Andreas SchwabApr 29, 2011
  11. Junio C HamanoApr 30, 2011
  12. Andreas SchwabApr 30, 2011
  13. Michael J GruberMay 2, 2011
  14. Michael J GruberMay 2, 2011
  15. Junio C HamanoMay 2, 2011
  16. Michael J GruberMay 2, 2011
  17. Matthieu MoyMay 2, 2011

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