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Re: [RFC/PATCH] Make git-{pull,rebase} no-tracking message friendlier

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Feb 23, 2012, 20:28 UTC
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Carlos Martín Nieto <cmn@elego.de> writes:
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> The current message is too long and at too low a level for anybody to
> understand it if they don't know about the configuration format
> already.
>
> Reformat it to show the commands a user would be expected to use,
> instead of the contents of the configuration file.
> ---

Sounds like a change going in the right direction. I am unsure if it is a good idea to remove "See git-config...", but otherwise I like the updated text much better.

But of course I am not the target audience, so let's see what we hear from others.

Thanks.
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  1. Make git-{pull,rebase} no-tracking message friendlierCarlos Martín Nieto, Feb 23, 2012
  2. Junio C HamanoFeb 23, 2012
  3. Carlos Martín NietoFeb 27, 2012
  4. Matthieu MoyFeb 27, 2012
  5. Carlos Martín NietoFeb 29, 2012
  6. Matthieu MoyFeb 29, 2012
  7. Carlos Martín NietoFeb 29, 2012
  8. Make git-{pull,rebase} message without tracking information friendlierCarlos Martín Nieto, Feb 29, 2012
  9. Junio C HamanoFeb 29, 2012
  10. Carlos Martín NietoMar 4, 2012
  11. Junio C HamanoMar 5, 2012

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