From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2007 04:12:56 GMT
Subject: Re: Usability of git-update-ref <headname>
Message-ID: <7vtzskq01j.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>
In-Reply-To: <46a038f90707031908x3fb2eb59ob0a57a33777363fb@mail.gmail.com>

"Martin Langhoff" <martin.langhoff@gmail.com> writes:

> Am I using the wrong command? I'd be happy to remove the bogus head
> and create a new one, but I don't think we have git-rm-ref.

Yes you are.  Forget about update-ref.  That is strictly for
script consumption.

>  # I think I'm on master, but I'm acually on maint
>  git-branch foo-feature
>  git-checkout foo-feature
>
>  # realise I've branched in the wrong place

   $ git reset --soft master