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[PATCH] tone down the detached head warning

From
Nicolas Pitre <nico@cam.org>
Date
Jan 31, 2007, 19:10 UTC
Message-ID
<Pine.LNX.4.64.0701311405430.3021@xanadu.home>

This is not meant to frighten people or even to suggest they might be doing something wrong, but rather to notify them of a state change and provide a likely option in the case this state was entered by mistake.

Signed-off-by: Nicolas Pitre <nico@cam.org>
---
diff --git a/git-checkout.sh b/git-checkout.sh
index 8500f51..0bae86e 100755
--- a/git-checkout.sh
+++ b/git-checkout.sh
@@ -155,9 +155,9 @@ then
 	detached="$new"
 	if test -n "$oldbranch"
 	then
-		detach_warn="warning: you are not on ANY branch anymore.
-If you meant to create a new branch from this checkout, you may still do
-so (now or later) by using -b with the checkout command again.  Example:
+		detach_warn="Note: you are not on ANY branch anymore.
+If you want to create a new branch from this checkout, you may do so
+(now or later) by using -b with the checkout command again. Example:
   git checkout -b <new_branch_name>"
 	fi
 elif test -z "$oldbranch" && test -n "$branch"
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  1. tone down the detached head warningNicolas Pitre, Jan 31, 2007
  2. Jeff KingJan 31, 2007
  3. Jakub NarebskiJan 31, 2007
  4. Jeff KingJan 31, 2007
  5. Jakub NarebskiJan 31, 2007
  6. Carl WorthJan 31, 2007
  7. Jakub NarebskiFeb 1, 2007
  8. Andy ParkinsFeb 1, 2007
  9. Matthias LederhoferFeb 1, 2007
  10. Nicolas PitreFeb 1, 2007
  11. Jeff KingFeb 1, 2007
  12. Junio C HamanoFeb 1, 2007
  13. Jeff KingFeb 1, 2007
  14. Nicolas PitreFeb 1, 2007
  15. Jeff KingFeb 1, 2007
  16. detached HEAD -- finishing touchesJunio C Hamano, Feb 1, 2007
  17. Raimund BauerFeb 1, 2007
  18. Alex RiesenFeb 1, 2007
  19. Alex RiesenFeb 1, 2007
  20. git-checkout: disable guides how to switch branches with ui.guideMatthias Lederhofer, Feb 1, 2007
  21. Junio C HamanoFeb 1, 2007
  22. Matthias LederhoferFeb 1, 2007
  23. Junio C HamanoFeb 1, 2007
  24. Matthias LederhoferFeb 1, 2007
  25. Carl WorthFeb 1, 2007
  26. Nicolas PitreFeb 1, 2007
  27. Carl WorthFeb 1, 2007
  28. Jakub NarebskiFeb 1, 2007
  29. Theodore TsoFeb 1, 2007
  30. Junio C HamanoFeb 2, 2007
  31. Theodore TsoFeb 2, 2007
  32. Carl WorthFeb 2, 2007
  33. Junio C HamanoFeb 2, 2007
  34. Carl WorthFeb 2, 2007
  35. Junio C HamanoFeb 2, 2007

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