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Re: [PATCH] builtin-branch: highlight current remote branches with an asterisk

From
Jay Soffian <jaysoffian@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 10, 2009, 00:10 UTC
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On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 6:49 PM, Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> wrote:

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> Hi,
>
> On Mon, 9 Feb 2009, Jay Soffian wrote:
>
>> Teach git branch -{r,a} how to interpret remote HEADs and highlight the
>> corresponding remote branch with an asterisk, instead of showing literal
>> "<remote_name>/HEAD".
>
> Let's hope that nobody's scripts rely on a single star in front of the
> local HEAD...

Perhaps you'd be happier with a different marker for the remote head, but in any case, git branch is a porcelain, isn't it?

j.
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  1. builtin-branch: highlight current remote branches with an asteriskJay Soffian, Feb 9, 2009
  2. Johannes SchindelinFeb 9, 2009
  3. Mark BurtonFeb 10, 2009
  4. Jay SoffianFeb 10, 2009
  5. Mark BurtonFeb 10, 2009
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  7. Santi BéjarFeb 10, 2009
  8. Jay SoffianFeb 10, 2009
  9. Björn SteinbrinkFeb 10, 2009
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  11. Björn SteinbrinkFeb 10, 2009
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