From: Junio C Hamano Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2021 00:25:52 GMT Subject: Re: Should `@` be really a valid git tag name? Message-ID: In-Reply-To: Carlo Arenas writes: > On Fri, Sep 17, 2021 at 4:06 PM Junio C Hamano wrote: >> >> Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón writes: >> >> > I was leaning towards something like that plus a Documentation update, but >> > noticed that the current behaviour was inconsistent, and the confusion >> > pointed out by Junio seems to indicate it is better if fully restricted. >> >> That is a bad move, as existing repositories may have a ref with >> such a name. > ... >> If we tighten anything retroactively, we probably should forgid '@' >> short-hand that stands for HEAD, I would think. > > regardless of the merits of that feature, it has been in git since > ~v1.8.4, so its removal will also be breaking the user experience > IMHO. I know, but it is lessor of two evils. I think it is OK to forbid at the higher level Porcelain, while still allowing read access, but keep the door open for plumbing, just like Peff suggested.