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Re: [PATCH] Add a new extended SHA1 syntax <name>:<num>

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Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Aug 21, 2005, 18:26 UTC
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Hi,
On Sun, 21 Aug 2005, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> The new notation is a short-hand for <name> followed by <num>
> caret ('^') characters.  E.g. "master:4" is the fourth
> generation ancestor of the current "master" branch head,
> following the first parents; same as "master^^^^" but a bit more
> readable.

This might confuse some people with the <src>:<dest> notation of the renaming fetch...

Ciao, Dscho

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