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Re: [PATCH] branch: let '--edit-description' default to rebased branch during rebase

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Feb 7, 2020, 18:57 UTC
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Marc-André Lureau <marcandre.lureau@gmail.com> writes:
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> Also, when doing --edit-description there are comments like:
>
> # Please edit the description for the branch
> #   unrelated-history
>
> What else do you suggest?

How about teaching "git branch --edit-description [HEAD]" notice when/if HEAD is detached and always error out, no matter what operation is in progress?

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  1. branch: let '--edit-description' default to rebased branch during rebasemarcandre.lureau@redhat.com, Jan 11, 2020
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