Re: [PATCH 0/3] teach git-checkout -B WAS builtin/checkout: DWIM with -f -b

From: Erick Mattos <erick.mattos@gmail.com>
Date: Jun 21, 2010, 21:30 UTC
Message-ID: <AANLkTimvSubp07W7ylRZVOrBTYtfsdkD6R5HRIiz080C@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTikBFKdeuqQZOTRzxKE_6nR3bNDDsEtGIJVT0nhz@mail.gmail.com>

Hi,

2010/6/21 Tay Ray Chuan <rctay89@gmail.com>:

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> On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 1:19 AM, Tay Ray Chuan <rctay89@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Right now, the -f/--force in git-checkout doesn't carry over to -b
>> operations - ie. you can't do git checkout -b branch on an existing
>> branch.
>>
>> This patch allows you to do this with the -B option, so that one can do
>>
>>  git checkout -B branch ref
>>
>> which is equivalent to
>>
>>  git branch -f branch ref && git checkout branch

If I need to do that, I would do: git checkout branch && git reset --hard ref.

Another way to do it is: git branch -D branch && git checkout -b branch ref.

So, we have enough porcelain commands to do it. I would recommend a second thought to see if your refinement is really necessary. I would agree so if those procedures are needed very often.

> Erick, does this series change how --orphan should be used?

If you be careful It won't make any change. I will comment that on the series if needed.

Thanks very much for asking.

Kind regards