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Re: git branch --edit-description a custom file

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Nov 2, 2019, 04:53 UTC
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Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:
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> There was some work by Johan Herland around the v1.8 time-frame, but it
> stalled:
>
>   https://public-inbox.org/git/AANLkTi=yFwOAQMHhvLsB1_xmYOE9HHP2YB4H4TQzwwc8@mail.gmail.com/
>
> And here's some later discussion:
>
>   https://public-inbox.org/git/CA+P7+xpj+8DZ=K0pna299Mu3nsQ4+JV_JUK=WFzzAFnJN+Bkbg@mail.gmail.com/
>
> So in short, I agree very much with the direction you're discussing, but
> I think there's some fundamental work that needs done first.

Yes, I think this comes up from time to time in different guise. I thik the latest iteration is in the thread:

https://public-inbox.org/git/CA+P7+xpdYMA8L-_Y+W5q7_zbj9RNcH1erY=dVbDG-EDOiHhTwA@mail.gmail.com/
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