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Re: [PATCH v5 1/2] checkout: improve message for ambiguous remote branch name

From: Junio C Hamano <hidden>
Date: 2026-08-20 02:18:19

"D. Ben Knoble" [off-list ref] writes:
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+static void be_explicit(const char *branch,
Be explicit about what? Reading below, a better name might be
"advise_ambiguous_remote_branch_name" or something, idk.
It stands for "tell the user to be more explicit".  I agree with you
that the refactoring should be done as a separate step, on top of
which we should add the new feature, i.e., "give list of possible
candidates", as a separate step.
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