Re: [PATCH v2] git checkout -b: unparent the new branch with -o

Bert Wesarg [off-list ref] writes:

On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 07:53, Junio C Hamano [off-list ref] wrote:

quoted

Erick Mattos [off-list ref] writes:

quoted

+     test "alpha" = "$(git branch | sed -n "/*/s/\* //p")" &&

Don't read from "git branch" in scripts; use symbolic-ref on HEAD.

I think what he wants is:

        git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD

Aha! That's a command I've been looking for a number of times. Thanks a
lot for the tip.

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David Kågedal