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Re: [PATCH v3] Add new @ shortcut for HEAD

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Thomas Adam <thomas@xteddy.org>
Date
May 1, 2013, 10:31 UTC
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On 1 May 2013 11:12, Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> wrote:
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> On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 5:51 AM, Felipe Contreras
> <felipe.contreras@gmail.com> wrote:
>> So HEAD@{0}~0^0 is too much to type, but we can remove '^0', and we can
>> remove '~0', and we can remove 'HEAD', which leaves us with @{0}, but we
>> can't remove '{0}'?
>>
>> This patch allows '@' to be the same as 'HEAD'.
>>
>> So now we can use 'git show @~1', and all that goody goodness.
>>
>> Until now '@' was a valid name, but it conflicts with this idea, so lets
>
> s/lets/let's/  (contraction of "let us")

Ah, the contraction versus the first person singular. In this case where the context is concluding in decision, rather than making a statement ("Let's go to the shops", for example) then "lets" is the correct word to use here.

-- Thomas Adam
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Message 3 of 14 in “Add new @ shortcut for HEAD”
  1. Add new @ shortcut for HEADFelipe Contreras, May 1, 2013
  2. Eric SunshineMay 1, 2013
  3. Thomas AdamMay 1, 2013
  4. "lets" vs. "let's" (was: Re: [PATCH v3] Add new @ shortcut for HEAD)Marc Branchaud, May 1, 2013
  5. Junio C HamanoMay 1, 2013
  6. Junio C HamanoMay 1, 2013
  7. Felipe ContrerasMay 1, 2013
  8. Junio C HamanoMay 1, 2013
  9. Felipe ContrerasMay 1, 2013
  10. Junio C HamanoMay 1, 2013
  11. Felipe ContrerasMay 1, 2013
  12. Felipe ContrerasMay 2, 2013
  13. Junio C HamanoMay 6, 2013
  14. Junio C HamanoMay 1, 2013

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