# [JGIT] missing feature: writing of a detached HEAD

1 messages from 2009-07-02 to 2009-07-02. Participants: Mark Struberg.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/20009

## Mark Struberg, 2009-07-02 21:05

Subject: [JGIT] missing feature: writing of a detached HEAD
Message-ID: <946532.38891.qm@web27803.mail.ukl.yahoo.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/946532.38891.qm%40web27803.mail.ukl.yahoo.com

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Hi!

As discussed with Shawn and Ilari on IRC, JGit is currently missing a way to write a detached HEAD.

I need this to implement a checkout of tags with JGit.

txs and LieGrue,
strub


      

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