Re: [PATCH 3/3] git-branch -v: show the remote tracking statistics

On Jul 2, 2008, at 4:33 AM, Karl Hasselström wrote:

On 2008-07-02 10:23:33 +0200, Johannes Sixt wrote:

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* jc/report-tracking   41666f7 diverged 3 vs. 117

Or even "ahead 3, behind 117" here. Otherwise the user has to remember
which number is which, which kind of defeats your point. And it's just
one more character.

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 foo                  1234567 behind 22
 bar                  fedcba9 ahead 6

This is probably the most useful for a new user.  The short version of  that (config option to give it for power users and hide it from those  it would confuse) should use plus and minus for ahead and behind:

 * jc/report-tracking        41666f7 [+3 -117] git-branch -v: show  the remo...

I can't follow the code with the ten seconds I have to look at it.  Is  this ahead/behind current branch, tracking branch, or other?

~~ Brian