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Should "git log --decorate" indicate whether the HEAD is detached?

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JCJulien Cretel <j.cretel@umail.ucc.ie>
Date
Feb 16, 2015, 22:42 UTC
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As of Git 2.3.0, the output of "git log --decorate" is ambiguous as to whether the HEAD is detached or not. More specifically, consider the following output of "git log --decorate":

    4d860e9 (HEAD, master, dev) Remove trailing whitespace

Whether the HEAD is attached to master or detached, the output is the same. Could/should "git log --decorate" be modified to provide this information? Perhaps something along the lines of

    4d860e9 (HEAD -> master, dev) Remove trailing whitespace
or
    4d860e9 (HEAD = master, dev) Remove trailing whitespace

in case HEAD is attached to master, and the current output if it is detached? Any thoughts? (For information, I asked a related question on Stack Overflow a few months ago: http://stackoverflow.com/q/25392580/2541573.)

Also, if such a feature is desirable, would its implementation be a suitable "microproject" for a prospective GSoC-2015 applicant?

Jubobs
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  1. Julien CretelFeb 16, 2015
  2. Junio C HamanoFeb 16, 2015
  3. Julien CretelFeb 16, 2015
  4. Michael J GruberFeb 18, 2015
  5. log: decorate detached HEAD differentlyMichael J Gruber, Feb 18, 2015
  6. Junio C HamanoFeb 18, 2015
  7. Michael J GruberFeb 18, 2015
  8. Junio C HamanoFeb 18, 2015
  9. Michael J GruberFeb 19, 2015
  10. Julien CretelFeb 19, 2015
  11. Junio C HamanoFeb 20, 2015
  12. log: decorate detached HEAD differentlyMichael J Gruber, Mar 6, 2015
  13. Michael J GruberMar 6, 2015
  14. Junio C HamanoMar 6, 2015
  15. Michael J GruberMar 9, 2015
  16. Junio C HamanoMar 10, 2015
  17. Michael J GruberMar 10, 2015
  18. 0/2 log decorations for HEADMichael J Gruber, Mar 10, 2015
  19. Junio C HamanoMar 10, 2015
  20. Michael J GruberMar 11, 2015
  21. Julien CretelMar 23, 2015
  22. 1/2 log-tree: properly reset colorsMichael J Gruber, Mar 10, 2015
  23. 2/2 log: decorate HEAD with branch nameMichael J Gruber, Mar 10, 2015

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