Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] Make old sha1 optional with git update-ref -d

Karl Hasselström [off-list ref] writes:

I need this from time to time when experimenting with StGit -- or,
more precisely, when cleaning up afterwards in case it didn't go so
well. Packed refs means I can't safely just edit/delete files under
.git/refs anymore, so I use update-ref instead. And having to use the
safety belt every time is just plain tedious. I'd say this is a
perfect example of when using the plumbing by hand is really what you
want.

Oh, I should have guessed, and I am relieved by your answer.

I was worried that in some workflow people may have to use "update-ref -d"
all the time because our Porcelain allows them to create some ref without
giving a clean way to remove it (e.g. "branch" and "tag" allow creation
and deletion with -d/-D, so they are Ok, but I was worried there might be
something else I overlooked).

Manually cleaning up what an experimental version of Porcelain left behind
does not fall into category of "normal user has to do this all the time",
so I do not have to worry.

Thanks.