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Re: Add "git-update-ref" to update the HEAD (or other) ref

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Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date
Sep 26, 2005, 04:25 UTC
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Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> writes:
> I was actually thinking of maybe entirely replacing "read_ref()" with the
> more powerful "resolve_ref()" - moving resolve_ref() into refs.c.
>
> That way there's only one place that knows about the "ref:" thing.

That would make sense. But I am feeling a bit too weak tonight and am going to crash now.

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  1. Linus TorvaldsSep 25, 2005
  2. Linus TorvaldsSep 25, 2005
  3. Junio C HamanoSep 25, 2005
  4. Use git-update-ref in scripts.Junio C Hamano, Sep 28, 2005
  5. Linus TorvaldsSep 28, 2005
  6. Junio C HamanoSep 28, 2005
  7. Linus TorvaldsSep 28, 2005
  8. Junio C HamanoSep 28, 2005
  9. Linus TorvaldsSep 28, 2005
  10. Junio C HamanoSep 28, 2005
  11. Linus TorvaldsSep 29, 2005
  12. Junio C HamanoSep 28, 2005
  13. Junio C HamanoSep 28, 2005
  14. Fredrik KuivinenSep 28, 2005
  15. Linus TorvaldsSep 29, 2005
  16. Junio C HamanoSep 25, 2005
  17. Linus TorvaldsSep 26, 2005
  18. Junio C HamanoSep 26, 2005
  19. Linus TorvaldsSep 26, 2005

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