Re: [PATCH v3 10/21] checkout: split part of it to new command 'switch'

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Mar 14, 2019, 04:39 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqr2ba9ii3.fsf@gitster-ct.c.googlers.com>
In-Reply-To: <7d3742d6-73e4-2750-6ecb-9edf761d96dd@gmail.com>

Phillip Wood <phillip.wood123@gmail.com> writes:

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>> +-m::
>> +--merge::
>> +	If you have local modifications to one or more files that are
>> +	different between the current branch and the branch to which
>> +	you are switching, the command refuses to switch branches in
>> +	order to preserve your modifications in context.  However,
>> +	with this option, a three-way merge between the current
>> +	branch, your working tree contents, and the new branch is
>> +	done, and you will be on the new branch.
>
> I was wondering what people felt about making this the default for the
> new command.

Even its inventor (me) never runs "-m" without first seeing checkout without "-m" fail, and seeing how much can potentially be lost if the branch switch conflicts by asking "git diff" (no other options). It is very unadvisable to make it the default.