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Re: [PATCH] Teach parse_commit_buffer about grafting.

From
Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Aug 19, 2005, 00:46 UTC
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<Pine.LNX.4.63.0508190244350.8817@wgmdd8.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de>
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Hi,
On Fri, 19 Aug 2005, Paul Mackerras wrote:
> Linus Torvalds writes:
> 
> > Paul, I hate to tell you about yet another flag [...]
But why? You're doing such a fine job telling people about flags :-)
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> > Umm. git-rev-list really does everything. Rule of thumb: if you _ever_
> > need to look at any other internal git information, you're probably doing
> > something wrong, or you've missed yet another flag ;)
> 
> I still look in [gitdir]/refs/tags/* and [gitdir]/refs/heads/*, what
> flag have I missed? :)  Junio wants me to look at everything under
> [gitdir]/refs, in fact.  Or are the refs not considered internal git
> information?
Time for git-ref-list?

Joking. But there may be a use for a "--refs" flag to git-rev-list, which just lists all the refs' names together with their object name (SHA1).

Ciao, Dscho

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  2. Diego CallejaJul 26, 2005
  3. A Large Angry SCMJul 26, 2005
  4. David WoodhouseJul 27, 2005
  5. Linus TorvaldsJul 27, 2005
  6. David WoodhouseJul 27, 2005
  7. Linus TorvaldsJul 27, 2005
  8. Teach parse_commit_buffer about grafting.Junio C Hamano, Jul 30, 2005
  9. Matthias UrlichsJul 30, 2005
  10. Johannes SchindelinJul 30, 2005
  11. Wolfgang DenkAug 18, 2005
  12. Junio C HamanoAug 18, 2005
  13. Paul MackerrasAug 18, 2005
  14. Linus TorvaldsAug 18, 2005
  15. Paul MackerrasAug 19, 2005
  16. Johannes SchindelinAug 19, 2005
  17. Linus TorvaldsAug 19, 2005

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