Re: [PATCH] Add git-branches-script

From: Kalle Valo <kalle.valo@iki.fi>
Date: Aug 16, 2005, 17:53 UTC
Message-ID: <87hddplqdu.fsf@litku.valo.iki.fi>
In-Reply-To: <20050815204430.GA77829@rossby.metr.ou.edu>

Amos Waterland <apw@rossby.metr.ou.edu> writes:

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> For people whose workflow involves switching back and forth between a
> lot of branches, it can be really helpful to be able to quickly tell
> which branch you are on and which ones are available.  This patch
> introduces a small script that when invoked as `git branches' prints a
> list of available branches with a star in front of the one you are on:
>
>  $ cd linux-2.6/
>  $ git checkout -b ppc64-cleanups
>  $ git checkout -b ppc64-new-devel
>  $ git checkout -b ppc64-all-merge
>  $ git branches
>    master
>  * ppc64-all-merge
>    ppc64-cleanups
>    ppc64-new-devel

I would prefer to using some git command compared to 'ls -l .git/refs/heads/'. In my opinion there is a need for this command and it should be included.

But my immediate concern was that there is already 'git branch' command and 'git branches' is too similar. I think they should be merged. I have a patch coming up.

-- 
Kalle Valo