From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 20:37:33 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] branch: add '-' to delete previous branch
Message-ID: <xmqq5zdivxiq.fsf@gitster.c.googlers.com>
In-Reply-To: <xmqqa72uvy7n.fsf@gitster.c.googlers.com>

Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:

> Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com> writes:
>
>> Again, not sure that this is always the case. This *is* how 'git
>> checkout' works.
>
> To be honest, I am somewhat sympathetic to those who find "-" ==
> "@{-1}" unless it is used as an argument to "git checkout/switch".

Insert "confusing" before "unless".  Sorry about the typo.


> The use of "-" in "checkout" is the exception, not the norm, and it
> was sort of justifiable due to similarity to "cd -".  Both are
> commands to the computer you give to "go to the previous place".
>
> "git merge -", "git branch -d -" etc. are not about *going* to the
> previous place, and declaring the "-" is "previous place" is taking
> it a bit too far, at least to my taste.
>
> Oh, I do not like those who advocate "@" as a synonym for "HEAD",
> either.  If there is one simple thing I want to get rid of from the
> system, that's it ;-).
>
> Anyway...