From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2023 16:21:01 GMT
Subject: Re: Feature Request - GIT config - Reference value of init.defaultBranch in alias
Message-ID: <xmqqbkmlcln6.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <CAHoQa4-o-=pB4zPR-1SG96KB02rixQG23mFgh0H9ojWrQ_pREg@mail.gmail.com>

Michal Aron <aronmgv@gmail.com> writes:

> 1) global config having init.defaultBranch = master
> 2) global config having alias com = checkout [ init.defaultBranch ]

I do not think it is a good idea to special case just a single
configuration variable and come up with a special syntax to refer to
it.

Isn't

  [alias]
	com = !git checkout $(git config init.defaultBranch)

sufficient?