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Re: Should "git log --decorate" indicate whether the HEAD is detached?

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Feb 20, 2015, 08:13 UTC
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On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 3:13 AM, Julien Cretel <j.cretel@umail.ucc.ie> wrote:
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> On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 5:07 PM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
>
>> Julien's "HEAD=master, other" vs "HEAD, master, other" may be
>> subdued enough to be undistracting, I would guess.  I do not think
>> the distinction between "HEAD = master" and "HEAD -> master" would
>> be useful, on the other hand.
>
> Just to clarify, I suggested these two notations as alternatives for
> denoting the same state: "HEAD is attached to master". They were not
> meant to denote different states. Accordingly, a detached HEAD could
> be denoted by "HEAD, master, other" (i.e. the same as the current
> output of "git log --decorate").

That makes it even better than my misunderstood version ;-) A list that is usually "A, B, C" that sometimes has "A, B=C" is inconspicuous enough not to be distracting too much, I would say.

Thanks.
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Message 11 of 23 in “Should "git log --decorate" indicate whether the HEAD is detached?”
  1. Julien CretelFeb 16, 2015
  2. Junio C HamanoFeb 16, 2015
  3. Julien CretelFeb 16, 2015
  4. Michael J GruberFeb 18, 2015
  5. log: decorate detached HEAD differentlyMichael J Gruber, Feb 18, 2015
  6. Junio C HamanoFeb 18, 2015
  7. Michael J GruberFeb 18, 2015
  8. Junio C HamanoFeb 18, 2015
  9. Michael J GruberFeb 19, 2015
  10. Julien CretelFeb 19, 2015
  11. Junio C HamanoFeb 20, 2015
  12. log: decorate detached HEAD differentlyMichael J Gruber, Mar 6, 2015
  13. Michael J GruberMar 6, 2015
  14. Junio C HamanoMar 6, 2015
  15. Michael J GruberMar 9, 2015
  16. Junio C HamanoMar 10, 2015
  17. Michael J GruberMar 10, 2015
  18. 0/2 log decorations for HEADMichael J Gruber, Mar 10, 2015
  19. Junio C HamanoMar 10, 2015
  20. Michael J GruberMar 11, 2015
  21. Julien CretelMar 23, 2015
  22. 1/2 log-tree: properly reset colorsMichael J Gruber, Mar 10, 2015
  23. 2/2 log: decorate HEAD with branch nameMichael J Gruber, Mar 10, 2015

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