Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] Teach @{-1} to git merge

Johannes Schindelin [off-list ref] writes:

Hi,

On Sun, 15 Feb 2009, Junio C Hamano wrote:

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Johannes Schindelin [off-list ref] writes:

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However, IMO there is a much worse issue lurking: people might want to 
_know_ what "@{-2}" would expand to, _without_ switching branches.

"git branch --history" anyone?

For a moment, you had me convinced it already exists, and I only 
understood after "git grep history builtin-branch.c" came up empty.

;-)

$ git rev-parse --symbolic-full-name @{-24}

seem to work for this purpose ;-)

Hi,

On Wed, 25 Feb 2009, Junio C Hamano wrote:

Johannes Schindelin [off-list ref] writes:

quoted

On Sun, 15 Feb 2009, Junio C Hamano wrote:

quoted

Johannes Schindelin [off-list ref] writes:

quoted

However, IMO there is a much worse issue lurking: people might want 
to _know_ what "@{-2}" would expand to, _without_ switching 
branches.

"git branch --history" anyone?

For a moment, you had me convinced it already exists, and I only 
understood after "git grep history builtin-branch.c" came up empty.

;-)

$ git rev-parse --symbolic-full-name @{-24}

seem to work for this purpose ;-)

AFAIR I mentioned that command, together with a reminder that teaching 
regular Git users plumbing commands is harmful.

Ciao,
Dscho