From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:35:00 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] filter-branch: assume HEAD if no revision supplied
Message-ID: <alpine.LSU.1.00.0801302034310.23907@racer.site>
In-Reply-To: <47A0D0F0.1020800@nrlssc.navy.mil>

Hi,

On Wed, 30 Jan 2008, Brandon Casey wrote:

> filter-branch previously took the first non-option argument as the name 
> for a new branch. Since dfd05e38, it now takes a revision or a revision 
> range and modifies the current branch. Update to operate on HEAD by 
> default to conform with standard git interface practice.

FWIW I think the code wanted to let "git filter-branch" without options 
print the usage.

Ciao,
Dscho