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Re: git checkout -b -f v1.5.5.1

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JMJun Ma <sync.jma@gmail.com>
Date
May 5, 2008, 16:09 UTC
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On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 11:58 PM, Stephan Beyer <s-beyer@gmx.net> wrote:
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>  >      I just mistaken 'git checkout -b 1.5.5.1 v1.5.5.1' to 'git
>  > checkout -b -f v1.5.5.1', and I don't how to delete it ,
>
>  Try
>   git branch -D -- -f
>
It works, thanks. :)
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>  > PS: Would it be better if we do checking on branch name to avoid this case?
>
>  What do you want to check for?
>  No leading dashes?
>

I thought it would be better do this job, so we won't get a malformed(I thought '-f' is) branch name.:)

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  2. Stephan BeyerMay 5, 2008
  3. Jun MaMay 5, 2008
  4. Eric HanchrowMay 5, 2008

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