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Re: [BUG] branch renamed to 'HEAD'

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Mar 1, 2017, 17:35 UTC
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Jacob Keller <jacob.keller@gmail.com> writes:
> I didn't find any problems besides what you had already outlined
> before I started reading the series. It looks pretty much like I
> thought it would. I like the idea of saying "I want X" rather than the
> command returning "This was a Y"

Yeah, thanks for reading it through. Except for one disambiguation glitch Peff noticed himself, I found the entire series a pleasant read.

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Message 15 of 15 in “Re: [BUG] branch renamed to 'HEAD'”
  1. Jeff KingFeb 28, 2017
  2. 1/8 interpret_branch_name: move docstring to header fileJeff King, Feb 28, 2017
  3. 4/8 interpret_branch_name: allow callers to restrict expansionsJeff King, Feb 28, 2017
  4. Jeff KingFeb 28, 2017
  5. Jeff KingFeb 28, 2017
  6. Junio C HamanoFeb 28, 2017
  7. Jeff KingFeb 28, 2017
  8. 3/8 strbuf_branchname: add docstringJeff King, Feb 28, 2017
  9. 8/8 checkout: restrict @-expansions when finding branchJeff King, Feb 28, 2017
  10. 6/8 branch: restrict @-expansions when deletingJeff King, Feb 28, 2017
  11. 7/8 strbuf_check_ref_format(): expand only local branchesJeff King, Feb 28, 2017
  12. 5/8 t3204: test git-branch @-expansion corner casesJeff King, Feb 28, 2017
  13. 2/8 strbuf_branchname: drop return valueJeff King, Feb 28, 2017
  14. Jacob KellerFeb 28, 2017
  15. Junio C HamanoMar 1, 2017

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