From: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 21:08:07 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Change git-branch to list branches
Message-ID: <7vslx98ua0.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>
In-Reply-To: <87d5odlq6l.fsf_-_@litku.valo.iki.fi>

Kalle Valo <Kalle.Valo@iki.fi> writes:

> If no argument provided to `git branch`, show available branches and
> mark current branch with star.

I like the general direction, but this particular implementation
may be a bit troublesome.

> +if [ -z "$branchname" ]; then
> +    current=$(basename $(readlink $GIT_DIR/HEAD))
> +    cd $GIT_DIR/refs/heads &&
> +    ls | sed -e "s/^/  /" -e "s/  $current/* $current/"
> +    exit
> +fi

I do not think we have agreed to limit ourselves to a flat
namespace under refs/heads without subdirectories.  Something
like what git-show-branches-script does when $# == 0, perhaps?