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Re: openbsd version?

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Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date
Oct 13, 2005, 07:47 UTC
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Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> writes:
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> Sven Verdoolaege <skimo@kotnet.org> writes:
>
>> I think you mean 
>>
>> $ git-update-ref refs/heads/mybranch mybranch^
>
> Of course you are right.  Thanks.

And I am an idiot. I did that myself again, and ended up wasting 30 minutes or so, scratching my head.

Maybe there should be a safety measure built into git-update-ref that says single-level name (i.e. not starting with refs/) gets warning unless all uppercase or something silly like that to protect idiots like myself. Hmmm.

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  1. Randal L. SchwartzOct 10, 2005
  2. Peter EriksenOct 10, 2005
  3. Linus TorvaldsOct 10, 2005
  4. Junio C HamanoOct 10, 2005
  5. Randal L. SchwartzOct 10, 2005
  6. Junio C HamanoOct 10, 2005
  7. Randal L. SchwartzOct 10, 2005
  8. Johannes SchindelinOct 10, 2005
  9. Randal L. SchwartzOct 10, 2005
  10. H. Peter AnvinOct 10, 2005
  11. Randal L. SchwartzOct 10, 2005
  12. Daniel BarkalowOct 10, 2005
  13. Junio C HamanoOct 10, 2005
  14. Sven VerdoolaegeOct 10, 2005
  15. Junio C HamanoOct 10, 2005
  16. Junio C HamanoOct 13, 2005
  17. Sven VerdoolaegeOct 13, 2005

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