From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:16:45 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] branch/push: suggest intended form when remote/branch slip given
Message-ID: <xmqqpl1is2bm.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <pull.2331.git.git.1781262619.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>

"Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> writes:

> When the repository or upstream argument is a slip like "origin/main" or
> "origin main", suggest the intended "git push origin main" or "git branch
> --set-upstream-to=origin/main" form instead of failing with an unrelated
> error.

Sorry for asking a question that may be stupid, but what does the
word "slip" mean in the context of the above sentence?  I am having
a hard time coming up with a topic name while queuing these two
patches (an obvious candidate is hn/branch-push-slip-advise but I do
not know how well the word sits there).

Thanks.