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Re: [PATCH 1/9] refs: Introduce pseudoref and per-worktree ref concepts

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Jul 24, 2015, 20:44 UTC
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David Turner <dturner@twopensource.com> writes:
> I meant "and that contain a line consisting of a SHA" to exclude HEAD,
> but I need to add a "always" in there, since detached HEAD would
> otherwise apply.

I do not think "always" is as a good escape hatch as an explicit exclusion of "HEAD". The latter is more direct and to the point.

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Message 6 of 20 in “Pseudorefs”
  1. 0/9 PseudorefsDavid Turner, Jul 24, 2015
  2. 1/9 refs: Introduce pseudoref and per-worktree ref conceptsDavid Turner, Jul 24, 2015
  3. Eric SunshineJul 24, 2015
  4. Junio C HamanoJul 24, 2015
  5. David TurnerJul 24, 2015
  6. Junio C HamanoJul 24, 2015
  7. Philip OakleyJul 24, 2015
  8. David TurnerJul 24, 2015
  9. 2/9 notes: replace pseudorefs with real refsDavid Turner, Jul 24, 2015
  10. 3/9 bisect: do not use update-ref for BISECT_HEADDavid Turner, Jul 24, 2015
  11. 4/9 tests: treat FETCH_HEAD as a pseudorefDavid Turner, Jul 24, 2015
  12. 5/9 tests: use --create-reflog option to git update-refDavid Turner, Jul 24, 2015
  13. 6/9 pseudorefs: create and use pseudoref update and delete functionsDavid Turner, Jul 24, 2015
  14. Junio C HamanoJul 24, 2015
  15. David TurnerJul 24, 2015
  16. Junio C HamanoJul 24, 2015
  17. 7/9 am/rebase: update pseudorefs by writing filesDavid Turner, Jul 24, 2015
  18. 8/9 rebase: use write_pseudorefDavid Turner, Jul 24, 2015
  19. 9/9 refs: forbid pseudoref updates through ref update APIDavid Turner, Jul 24, 2015
  20. Michael HaggertyAug 2, 2015

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