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Re: [PATCH] refs.c: interpret @ as HEAD

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Ramkumar Ramachandra <artagnon@gmail.com>
Date
Apr 30, 2013, 17:23 UTC
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Junio C Hamano wrote:
> "git update-ref HEAD $commit" is accepted.  If @ is a synonym for
> HEAD, "git update-ref @ $commit" should work exactly the same way,
> but is it desirable?
>  Would we have $GIT_DIR/@ as the result?  How
> about "git symbolic-ref"?
Yes, it is a valid refname that can be overridden [*1*].
> Would @@{4} and HEAD@{4} be the same?
No.  Why should they?
[Footnotes]
*1*: In the current implementation, git update-ref fails.
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  2. Duy NguyenApr 30, 2013
  3. Thomas RastApr 30, 2013
  4. Ramkumar RamachandraApr 30, 2013
  5. Duy NguyenApr 30, 2013
  6. Michael HaggertyApr 30, 2013
  7. Junio C HamanoApr 30, 2013
  8. Duy NguyenApr 30, 2013
  9. Ramkumar RamachandraApr 30, 2013
  10. Duy NguyenMay 1, 2013
  11. Thomas RastMay 1, 2013
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  14. Felipe ContrerasApr 30, 2013
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