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Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] Teach @{-1} to git merge

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Feb 15, 2009, 02:32 UTC
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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:
> The advertised new feature is that you can use the @{-1} syntax anywhere
> you would use a branch name and it would work as if you typed the name of
> the branch, so in that sense show-branch that shows @{-1} and does not
> show the name of the branch is a bug.

I've checked "checkout -b new -t @{-1}", too. Just for completeness's sake.

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Message 8 of 21 in “teach the new "@{-1} syntax to "git branch"”
  1. teach the new "@{-1} syntax to "git branch"Junio C Hamano, Feb 14, 2009
  2. Jay SoffianFeb 14, 2009
  3. Junio C HamanoFeb 14, 2009
  4. 1/2 Teach the "@{-1} syntax to "git branch"Junio C Hamano, Feb 14, 2009
  5. 2/2 Teach @{-1} to git mergeJunio C Hamano, Feb 14, 2009
  6. Johannes SchindelinFeb 14, 2009
  7. Junio C HamanoFeb 15, 2009
  8. Junio C HamanoFeb 15, 2009
  9. Nanako ShiraishiFeb 15, 2009
  10. Junio C HamanoFeb 15, 2009
  11. Johannes SchindelinFeb 15, 2009
  12. Junio C HamanoFeb 16, 2009
  13. Johannes SchindelinFeb 16, 2009
  14. Jay SoffianFeb 16, 2009
  15. Junio C HamanoFeb 26, 2009
  16. Johannes SchindelinFeb 26, 2009
  17. Deskin MillerFeb 27, 2009
  18. Junio C HamanoFeb 27, 2009
  19. git-branch: a detached HEAD and branch called HEAD are differentJunio C Hamano, Feb 27, 2009
  20. "git branch -M @{-1}"Junio C Hamano, Feb 27, 2009
  21. Junio C HamanoFeb 27, 2009

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