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Re: [PATCH] Add new @ shortcut for HEAD

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Ramkumar Ramachandra <artagnon@gmail.com>
Date
Apr 30, 2013, 07:35 UTC
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Michael Haggerty wrote:
>     git symbolic-ref -m "Create @ alias for HEAD" @ HEAD

I find this very interesting. I already have a symbolic ref H pointing to HEAD, but it has some quirks: H@{u} complains that H is an invalid branch for example. When I create the symbolic-ref @, I'm not _exactly_ creating a synonym for HEAD: @{u} works, not @@{u}.

Many people are confused by this patch (reflog? HEAD@ versus master@? incomplete due to { omission?), and I'm not sure HEAD@ or master@ are even useful. This confusion can be avoided completely if the patch has the exact same effect as symbolic-ref'ing @ to HEAD.

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  1. Add new @ shortcut for HEADFelipe Contreras, Apr 29, 2013
  2. Ramkumar RamachandraApr 29, 2013
  3. Junio C HamanoApr 29, 2013
  4. Felipe ContrerasApr 29, 2013
  5. Junio C HamanoApr 29, 2013
  6. Felipe ContrerasApr 29, 2013
  7. Junio C HamanoApr 29, 2013
  8. Junio C HamanoApr 29, 2013
  9. Felipe ContrerasApr 29, 2013
  10. Felipe ContrerasApr 29, 2013
  11. Junio C HamanoApr 29, 2013
  12. Jonathan NiederApr 30, 2013
  13. Junio C HamanoApr 30, 2013
  14. Felipe ContrerasApr 30, 2013
  15. Junio C HamanoApr 29, 2013
  16. Felipe ContrerasApr 29, 2013
  17. Junio C HamanoApr 29, 2013
  18. Felipe ContrerasApr 29, 2013
  19. Duy NguyenApr 30, 2013
  20. Felipe ContrerasApr 30, 2013
  21. Duy NguyenApr 30, 2013
  22. Felipe ContrerasApr 30, 2013
  23. Duy NguyenApr 30, 2013
  24. Felipe ContrerasApr 30, 2013
  25. Michael HaggertyApr 30, 2013
  26. Ramkumar RamachandraApr 30, 2013
  27. Duy NguyenApr 30, 2013
  28. Ramkumar RamachandraApr 30, 2013
  29. Ramkumar RamachandraApr 30, 2013
  30. Duy NguyenApr 30, 2013
  31. Junio C HamanoApr 30, 2013
  32. Ramkumar RamachandraApr 30, 2013
  33. Ramkumar RamachandraApr 30, 2013
  34. Junio C HamanoApr 30, 2013
  35. Ramkumar RamachandraApr 30, 2013
  36. Felipe ContrerasApr 30, 2013
  37. Ramkumar RamachandraApr 30, 2013
  38. Felipe ContrerasApr 30, 2013
  39. Felipe ContrerasApr 30, 2013
  40. Jeff KingApr 30, 2013
  41. Felipe ContrerasApr 30, 2013
  42. Junio C HamanoApr 30, 2013
  43. Ramkumar RamachandraApr 30, 2013
  44. Junio C HamanoApr 30, 2013
  45. Ramkumar RamachandraApr 30, 2013
  46. Junio C HamanoApr 30, 2013
  47. Felipe ContrerasApr 30, 2013
  48. Junio C HamanoApr 30, 2013
  49. Felipe ContrerasApr 30, 2013
  50. Junio C HamanoApr 30, 2013
  51. Felipe ContrerasApr 30, 2013
  52. Felipe ContrerasApr 30, 2013
  53. Felipe ContrerasApr 30, 2013
  54. Junio C HamanoApr 30, 2013
  55. Duy NguyenApr 30, 2013
  56. Felipe ContrerasApr 30, 2013

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