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Re: [PATCH] branch: let '--edit-description' default to rebased branch during rebase

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Feb 7, 2020, 19:12 UTC
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Marc-André Lureau <marcandre.lureau@gmail.com> writes:
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> Hi
>
> On Fri, Feb 7, 2020 at 7:57 PM Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
>>
>> Marc-André Lureau <marcandre.lureau@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>> > Also, when doing --edit-description there are comments like:
>> >
>> > # Please edit the description for the branch
>> > #   unrelated-history
>> >
>> > What else do you suggest?
>>
>> How about teaching "git branch --edit-description [HEAD]" notice
>> when/if HEAD is detached and always error out, no matter what
>> operation is in progress?
>
> Then --edit-description during won't default to the branch you started
> from the bisect. So we are back to my original proposal only, having
> branch default during rebase. Eric, do you mind?

What I meant by "no matter what is in progress" is not to special case "during rebase", either.

Sorry for the confusion.
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  1. branch: let '--edit-description' default to rebased branch during rebasemarcandre.lureau@redhat.com, Jan 11, 2020
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