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Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] Teach @{-1} to git merge

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Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Feb 16, 2009, 10:41 UTC
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Hi,
On Sun, 15 Feb 2009, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:
> 
> > However, IMO there is a much worse issue lurking: people might want to 
> > _know_ what "@{-2}" would expand to, _without_ switching branches.
> 
> "git branch --history" anyone?

For a moment, you had me convinced it already exists, and I only understood after "git grep history builtin-branch.c" came up empty.

;-)

Ciao, Dscho

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Message 13 of 21 in “teach the new "@{-1} syntax to "git branch"”
  1. teach the new "@{-1} syntax to "git branch"Junio C Hamano, Feb 14, 2009
  2. Jay SoffianFeb 14, 2009
  3. Junio C HamanoFeb 14, 2009
  4. 1/2 Teach the "@{-1} syntax to "git branch"Junio C Hamano, Feb 14, 2009
  5. 2/2 Teach @{-1} to git mergeJunio C Hamano, Feb 14, 2009
  6. Johannes SchindelinFeb 14, 2009
  7. Junio C HamanoFeb 15, 2009
  8. Junio C HamanoFeb 15, 2009
  9. Nanako ShiraishiFeb 15, 2009
  10. Junio C HamanoFeb 15, 2009
  11. Johannes SchindelinFeb 15, 2009
  12. Junio C HamanoFeb 16, 2009
  13. Johannes SchindelinFeb 16, 2009
  14. Jay SoffianFeb 16, 2009
  15. Junio C HamanoFeb 26, 2009
  16. Johannes SchindelinFeb 26, 2009
  17. Deskin MillerFeb 27, 2009
  18. Junio C HamanoFeb 27, 2009
  19. git-branch: a detached HEAD and branch called HEAD are differentJunio C Hamano, Feb 27, 2009
  20. "git branch -M @{-1}"Junio C Hamano, Feb 27, 2009
  21. Junio C HamanoFeb 27, 2009

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