On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 12:23 AM, Aaron Plattner <aplattner@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Switching to a detached head prints something like > > HEAD is now at 9d14017... dir.c: squelch false uninitialized memory warning You should also change the message when going from one detached HEAD to another: $ git co HEAD^ Previous HEAD position was 7bba3dd... Merge branch 'master' into next HEAD is now at df51bf2... Merge branch 'dm/mergetool-vimdiff' into next > > These dots get selected when you double-click on the abbreviated > commit hash, which makes it annoying to copy and paste. > > Add a space between the abbreviated commit and the dots, to improve > copy and pasteability. I would change it to mimic the output of "git commit", something like: $ git co HEAD^ [HEAD was at 7bba3dd] Merge branch 'master' into next [HEAD is now at df51bf2] Merge branch 'dm/mergetool-vimdiff' into next HTH, Santi -- 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