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Windows > git.exe > the result of "git branch" does not always highlight the current branch

From
Hari Lubovac <hlubovac@gmail.com>
Date
Apr 9, 2018, 19:26 UTC
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It appears to be just a reporting issue. Probably not a big deal, but I thought I should report this, if it hasn't been noticed: when a branch is switched to by being named with non-original character-casing, then it's not clear which branch is current.

Example:
C:\repo>git branch
* bar
  foo

C:\repo>git checkout Bar Switched to branch 'Bar'

C:\repo>git branch
  bar
  foo
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  1. Hari LubovacApr 9, 2018
  2. Stefan BellerApr 9, 2018
  3. Hari LubovacApr 9, 2018
  4. Johannes SchindelinApr 10, 2018
  5. Johannes SchindelinApr 10, 2018
  6. Johannes SixtApr 10, 2018

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