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Re: [RFC/PATCH] git put: an alternative to add/reset/checkout

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Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com>
Date
Jun 8, 2011, 17:25 UTC
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Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:
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> I find the all-caps ugly, and it is part of what confuses them with
> HEAD. At the same time, we are using the same namespace that ref lookup
> uses. So calling it "worktree" might be too ambiguous. I tried to avoid
> using "--worktree" because I wanted to make it clear that these were
> ordered arguments, not options.

Perhaps we can use some character that is forbidden in ref names, doesn't make trouble when doing allowed operations on said refs, won't confuse user, and is not trouble with shell... ehhh...

* @{wtree} would confuse users that it has something to do with reflog
* [tree]   would be trouble with some shells
* ~tree~   looks a bit strange, might be trouble with username expansion  
* :tree:   might be mistaken for 'tree:' in index
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Jakub Narebski
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  1. git put: an alternative to add/reset/checkoutJeff King, Jun 7, 2011
  2. Junio C HamanoJun 7, 2011
  3. Jeff KingJun 7, 2011
  4. Michael NahasJun 8, 2011
  5. Jakub NarebskiJun 8, 2011
  6. Matthieu MoyJun 8, 2011
  7. Jeff KingJun 8, 2011
  8. Matthieu MoyJun 8, 2011
  9. Jakub NarebskiJun 8, 2011
  10. Matthieu MoyJun 8, 2011
  11. Jakub NarebskiJun 8, 2011
  12. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyJun 10, 2011
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  14. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyJan 23, 2012
  15. Michael NahasJan 23, 2012
  16. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyJan 23, 2012
  17. Michael NahasJan 23, 2012
  18. Junio C HamanoJan 23, 2012

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