Re: [PATCH 0/3] teach git-checkout -B WAS builtin/checkout: DWIM with -f -b

Hi,

2010/6/21 Tay Ray Chuan [off-list ref]:

On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 1:19 AM, Tay Ray Chuan [off-list ref] wrote:

quoted

Right now, the -f/--force in git-checkout doesn't carry over to -b
operations - ie. you can't do git checkout -b branch on an existing
branch.

This patch allows you to do this with the -B option, so that one can do

 git checkout -B branch ref

which is equivalent to

 git branch -f branch ref && git checkout branch

If I need to do that, I would do: git checkout branch && git reset --hard ref.

Another way to do it is: git branch -D branch && git checkout -b branch ref.

So, we have enough porcelain commands to do it.  I would recommend a
second thought to see if your refinement is really necessary.  I would
agree so if those procedures are needed very often.

Erick, does this series change how --orphan should be used?

If you be careful It won't make any change.  I will comment that on
the series if needed.

Thanks very much for asking.

Kind regards