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Re: commit/from command in git-fast-import

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Sverre Rabbelier <srabbelier@gmail.com>
Date
Jan 30, 2012, 15:35 UTC
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On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 15:09, Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> wrote:
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> The unfortunate term here is "existing branches", which seems to have
> been intended to refer to refs that have already been populated in
> this fast-import stream by a "commit" or "reset" command, rather than
> any old ref that already exists in the repository.
>
> In other words, instead of "existing branch", the manual should say
> something along the lines of "branch already in fast-import's internal
> branch table".
Looks sane.
-- 
Cheers,

Sverre Rabbelier
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  1. Mike HommeyJan 27, 2012
  2. David BarrJan 27, 2012
  3. Mike HommeyJan 27, 2012
  4. David BarrJan 27, 2012
  5. Jonathan NiederJan 27, 2012
  6. Sverre RabbelierJan 30, 2012

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