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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 27, 2009, 05:24 UTC
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Deskin Miller <deskinm@gmail.com> writes:
> I did 'git branch -M @{-1}' yesterday and ended up renaming my branch
> to refs/heads/@{-1}.  Personally my usage felt like it should work
> (but of course I think that); curious to know what others think, if
> this is a bug.

The @{-n} notation is supposed to be usable anywhere you would write a branch name and should behave as if you wrote the name itself. And 'git branch -M <name> [<name>]' does expect a branch name, not a random extended SHA-1 expression.

I'd say it is a bug.
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  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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