On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 8:22 PM, Nicolas Pitre <nico@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Fri, 29 Jan 2010, Mark Lodato wrote: > >> Still, I find it slightly confusing and unfriendly. How about the following? > > It is slightly inaccurate. Is the following the only inaccuracy? Do you have any other feedback? >> Checking out commit 'master^0'. >> >> Since this is not a local branch head, any commits you make will be lost >> when you check out another branch or commit. (In git terminology, HEAD >> is detached.) If you just wish to look at files without committing, >> this is fine. If you wish to make commits and retain them, you may >> create a new branch by running: >> >> git checkout -b <new_branch_name> > > This gives the impression that any commit you make on a detached HEAD > are going to be lost, unless you create a new branch first. What about "...you may want to create..."? This does not imply that creating a new branch now is the *only* way, just the most likely. If a user knows another way, that user probably does not need this warning in the first place. -- 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