Mark Levedahl <mlevedahl@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > I think the question being posed is: Would unifying branch names across all > git commands (i.e., always accepting refs/heads/master as naming branch > master, and accepting master when that is unambiguous) sufficiently benefit > new users... My knee-jerk reaction is that what you are saying is backwards. When do new people even need to know about refs/heads vs refs/tags with modern Porcelain command set? -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html