Re: [PATCH] checkout: add --autostash option for branch switching

> Harald Nordgren <haraldnordgren@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Sounds reasonable, but wouldn't it make more sense to call it "autostash
>> from master". We should still be able to abort the merge and merge it to
>> some other branch. I feel like the source is more relevant than the
>> destination, no?
>
> The new comment is for reminder, so "I made this while switching
> from 'master' to this new 'topic'" theoretically has more reminding
> value than "I made this while switching to this new 'topic'".  As I
> outlined my workflow, I usually am on 'master' or 'next' when I end
> up needing "co -m" option, so "I was on 'master' when I stashed
> this" has a much weaker reminding value.  Just like a series of
> "autostash" without any context comment irritated me, I'll see many
> "autostash on master" that I cannot quite distinguish.
>
> But that may be just me.