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Re: [PATCH v2] branch: allow deleting dangling branches with --force

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Aug 26, 2021, 19:05 UTC
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René Scharfe <l.s.r@web.de> writes:
> +	hash=$(git rev-parse HEAD) &&
> +	objpath=$(echo $hash | sed -e "s|^..|.git/objects/&/|") &&
> +	git branch --no-track dangling &&
> +	test_when_finished "test -f $objpath.x && mv $objpath.x $objpath" &&
Do we need test -f here?
> +	mv $objpath $objpath.x &&
> +	git branch --delete --force dangling &&
> +	test -z "$(git for-each-ref refs/heads/dangling)"
It is not wrong per-se, but maybe
	git show-ref --quiet refs/heads/dangling
is more straight-forward.
Thanks.
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  1. branch: allow deleting dangling branches with --forceRené Scharfe, Aug 25, 2021
  2. Junio C HamanoAug 25, 2021
  3. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonAug 25, 2021
  4. René ScharfeAug 26, 2021
  5. Han-Wen NienhuysAug 26, 2021
  6. Junio C HamanoAug 26, 2021
  7. Junio C HamanoAug 26, 2021
  8. Antw: [EXT] Re: [PATCH RESEND] branch: allow deleting dangling branches with ‑‑forceUlrich Windl, Aug 27, 2021
  9. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonAug 27, 2021
  10. René ScharfeAug 26, 2021
  11. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonAug 25, 2021
  12. René ScharfeAug 26, 2021
  13. branch: allow deleting dangling branches with --forceRené Scharfe, Aug 26, 2021
  14. Junio C HamanoAug 26, 2021
  15. René ScharfeAug 26, 2021
  16. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonAug 26, 2021
  17. branch: allow deleting dangling branches with --forceRené Scharfe, Aug 27, 2021

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