# [PATCH] git checkout's reflog: even when detaching the HEAD, say from where 2 messages from 2007-08-07 to 2007-08-07. Participants: Johannes Schindelin, Junio C Hamano. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/9414 ## Johannes Schindelin, 2007-08-07 01:42 Subject: [PATCH] git checkout's reflog: even when detaching the HEAD, say from where Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/Pine.LNX.4.64.0708070242140.14781%40racer.site ``` When checking out another ref, the reflogs already record from which branch you switched. Do that also when switching to a detached HEAD. Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin --- git-checkout.sh | 3 ++- 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/git-checkout.sh b/git-checkout.sh index 17f4392..f427718 100755 --- a/git-checkout.sh +++ b/git-checkout.sh @@ -272,7 +272,8 @@ if [ "$?" -eq 0 ]; then fi elif test -n "$detached" then - git update-ref --no-deref -m "checkout: moving to $arg" HEAD "$detached" || + old_branch_name=`expr "z$oldbranch" : 'zrefs/heads/\(.*\)'` + git update-ref --no-deref -m "checkout: moving from $old_branch_name to $arg" HEAD "$detached" || die "Cannot detach HEAD" if test -n "$detach_warn" then -- 1.5.3.rc4.17.gb980 ``` ## Junio C Hamano, 2007-08-07 03:56 Subject: Re: [PATCH] git checkout's reflog: even when detaching the HEAD, say from where Message-ID: <7v8x8o9euy.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/7v8x8o9euy.fsf%40assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net In-Reply-To: ``` Johannes Schindelin writes: > @@ -272,7 +272,8 @@ if [ "$?" -eq 0 ]; then > fi > elif test -n "$detached" > then > - git update-ref --no-deref -m "checkout: moving to $arg" HEAD "$detached" || > + old_branch_name=`expr "z$oldbranch" : 'zrefs/heads/\(.*\)'` > + git update-ref --no-deref -m "checkout: moving from $old_branch_name to $arg" HEAD "$detached" || Can't old_branch_name be empty here if you are already detached? > die "Cannot detach HEAD" > if test -n "$detach_warn" > then > -- > 1.5.3.rc4.17.gb980 ```