Re: [PATCH/RFC v2 0/7] Introduce new commands switch-branch and checkout-files

From: Duy Nguyen <pclouds@gmail.com>
Date: Nov 28, 2018, 20:09 UTC
Message-ID: <CACsJy8Cv9ZwWEs-wsOtms3JCXo7x8fL_PBatcb0TgvrrQuMUdg@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <CACsJy8D2gxPj4u0_eEg-_x-Z3S3+5FdTU6Su4VQM113nQq=PYg@mail.gmail.com>

On Wed, Nov 28, 2018 at 9:01 PM Duy Nguyen <pclouds@gmail.com> wrote:

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> should we do
> something about detached HEAD in this switch-branch command (or
> whatever its name will be)?
>
> This is usually a confusing concept to new users

And it just occurred to me that perhaps we should call this "unnamed branch" (at least at high UI level) instead of detached HEAD. It is technically not as accurate, but much better to understand.

-- 
Duy

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