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Re: fast forward a branch from another

From
Phil Hord <hordp@cisco.com>
Date
May 12, 2011, 16:26 UTC
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On 05/12/2011 12:06 PM, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> [...]
> Instead of switching to "stable", while still on the development, you
> could do
>
> 	$ git push . HEAD:stable
>
> which would succeed only when you are purely ahead of stable (otherwise it
> will fail as you are not forcing).
>

Wow! Another gem. I didn't realize you could use 'dot' to refer to the same repo you're in.

I don't see this feature listed in the git push [REMOTES] section. Is it documented somewhere else?

Phil
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  1. Eric FrederichMay 12, 2011
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  3. Michael J GruberMay 12, 2011
  4. Junio C HamanoMay 12, 2011
  5. Phil HordMay 12, 2011
  6. Junio C HamanoMay 12, 2011
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