From: Brian Gernhardt <benji@silverinsanity.com>
Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:44:21 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] git-branch -v: show the remote tracking statistics
Message-ID: <CC9ACD5E-2E7E-42D4-AF75-C35C2AB8651E@silverinsanity.com>
In-Reply-To: <20080702083306.GA28337@diana.vm.bytemark.co.uk>


On Jul 2, 2008, at 4:33 AM, Karl Hasselström wrote:

> On 2008-07-02 10:23:33 +0200, Johannes Sixt wrote:
>
>> * jc/report-tracking   41666f7 diverged 3 vs. 117
>
> Or even "ahead 3, behind 117" here. Otherwise the user has to remember
> which number is which, which kind of defeats your point. And it's just
> one more character.
>
>>  foo                  1234567 behind 22
>>  bar                  fedcba9 ahead 6

This is probably the most useful for a new user.  The short version of  
that (config option to give it for power users and hide it from those  
it would confuse) should use plus and minus for ahead and behind:

  * jc/report-tracking        41666f7 [+3 -117] git-branch -v: show  
the remo...

I can't follow the code with the ten seconds I have to look at it.  Is  
this ahead/behind current branch, tracking branch, or other?

~~ Brian