From: Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 12:38:52 GMT
Subject: Re: [RFC/PATCH] git put: an alternative to add/reset/checkout
Message-ID: <BANLkTimtBrvOFT41mZz_g8QgcBC=2KvNtQ@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <m3hb80dynr.fsf@localhost.localdomain>

On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 12:25 AM, Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com> wrote:
> Perhaps we can use some character that is forbidden in ref names,
> doesn't make trouble when doing allowed operations on said refs, won't
> confuse user, and is not trouble with shell... ehhh...
>
> * :tree:   might be mistaken for 'tree:' in index

Also may clash (or make it more ambiguous) with pathspec magic. Another option

* +tree
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Duy