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Re: [RFC] Teach git-branch howto rename a branch

From
Fredrik Kuivinen <frekui@gmail.com>
Date
Nov 25, 2006, 10:39 UTC
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On 11/25/06, Lars Hjemli <hjemli@gmail.com> wrote:
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> This adds a '--rename' option to git branch. If specified, branch
> creation becomes branch renaming.
>
> With a single branchname, the current branch is renamed and .git/HEAD is
> updated.
>
> With two branchnames, the second name is renamed to the first.

Nice idea. But wouldn't it be more sensible to rename the first branch to the second instead of the other way around? That is, the syntax would be

    git branch --rename FROM TO
which is more similar to how "mv" works.
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Message 11 of 13 in “[RFC] Teach git-branch howto rename a branch”
  1. Lars HjemliNov 24, 2006
  2. Junio C HamanoNov 25, 2006
  3. Shawn PearceNov 25, 2006
  4. Jakub NarebskiNov 25, 2006
  5. Shawn PearceNov 25, 2006
  6. Lars HjemliNov 25, 2006
  7. Junio C HamanoNov 25, 2006
  8. Lars HjemliNov 25, 2006
  9. git-branch -D: make it work even when on a yet-to-be-born branchJunio C Hamano, Nov 25, 2006
  10. Lars HjemliNov 25, 2006
  11. Fredrik KuivinenNov 25, 2006
  12. Lars HjemliNov 25, 2006
  13. Josef WeidendorferNov 26, 2006

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