Thread (1 message) 1 message, 1 author, 2017-11-28

Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] Doc/checkout: checking out using @{-N} can lead to detached state

From: Junio C Hamano <hidden>
Date: 2017-11-28 02:33:56

Kaartic Sivaraam [off-list ref] writes:
 	any branch (see below for details).
 +
-As a special case, the `"@{-N}"` syntax for the N-th last branch/commit
-checks out branches (instead of detaching).  You may also specify
-`-` which is synonymous with `"@{-1}"`.
+You can use the `"@{-N}"` syntax to refer to the N-th last
+branch/commit checked out using "git checkout" operation. You may
+also specify `-` which is synonymous to `"@{-1}`.
 +
-As a further special case, you may use `"A...B"` as a shortcut for the
+As a special case, you may use `"A...B"` as a shortcut for the
 merge base of `A` and `B` if there is exactly one merge base. You can
 leave out at most one of `A` and `B`, in which case it defaults to `HEAD`.
Looks sensible.  Will queue.

Thanks.
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