Re: master^ is not a local branch -- huh?!?

> On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 8:22 PM, Nicolas Pitre <nico@fluxnic.net> wrote:
> > On Fri, 29 Jan 2010, Mark Lodato wrote:
> >
> >> Still, I find it slightly confusing and unfriendly.  How about the following?
> >
> > It is slightly inaccurate.
> 
> Is the following the only inaccuracy?  Do you have any other feedback?
> 
> >> Checking out commit 'master^0'.
> >>
> >> Since this is not a local branch head, any commits you make will be lost
> >> when you check out another branch or commit.  (In git terminology, HEAD
> >> is detached.)  If you just wish to look at files without committing,
> >> this is fine.  If you wish to make commits and retain them, you may
> >> create a new branch by running:
> >>
> >>   git checkout -b <new_branch_name>
> >
> > This gives the impression that any commit you make on a detached HEAD
> > are going to be lost, unless you create a new branch first.
> 
> What about "...you may want to create..."?  This does not imply that
> creating a new branch now is the *only* way, just the most likely.  If
> a user knows another way, that user probably does not need this
> warning in the first place.