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Re: git symbolic-ref vs. reflog (vs. rebase)

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Apr 29, 2011, 16:19 UTC
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Csaba Henk <csaba@lowlife.hu> writes:
> "git symbolic-ref" is a dangerous command in the sense that it can
> change your HEAD position without updating the reflog. Is it
> intended behaviour?
Yes, it is.  But you can choose to do:
	$ git branch side
	$ git symoblic-ref -m "move to side" HEAD refs/heads/side
        $ git log --oneline -g HEAD@{0}
        05ddb9b HEAD@{0}: move to side
	e69de29 HEAD@{1}: commit (initial): first commit
if you wanted to.
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Message 2 of 11 in “git symbolic-ref vs. reflog (vs. rebase)”
  1. Csaba HenkApr 29, 2011
  2. Junio C HamanoApr 29, 2011
  3. Csaba HenkApr 29, 2011
  4. Jeff KingApr 30, 2011
  5. Csaba HenkMay 2, 2011
  6. 1/2 rebase: create HEAD reflog entry when abortingJeff King, May 27, 2011
  7. 2/2 rebase: write a reflog entry when finishingJeff King, May 27, 2011
  8. Jeff KingApr 29, 2011
  9. Junio C HamanoApr 29, 2011
  10. Jeff KingApr 30, 2011
  11. Csaba HenkMay 2, 2011

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