On 01/28/2012 12:21 AM, Junio C Hamano wrote: > Mark Jason Dominus <mjd@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > >> This should work, but doesn't: >> >> % git branch >> * master >> % git branch --edit-description blarf >> [Edit description and exit editor normally] >> % cat .git/BRANCH_DESCRIPTION >> I like blarf >> # Please edit the description for the branch >> # blarf >> # Lines starting with '#' will be stripped. >> % git branch -a >> * master >> >> Where is branch blarf? > > You haven't created one in that sequence yet. > > This is more of a documentation bug. > > As the SYNOPSIS section makes it clear, the '--edit-description' is a > separate mode from showing (the first group), creating or repointing (the > second), or renaming (the third). > > After that you should be able to say "git branch blarf" and view its > description. Given this design, shouldn't "git branch --edit-description" fail if the branch doesn't already exist? Shouldn't it also resolve ambiguous reference names? Michael -- Michael Haggerty mhagger@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://softwareswirl.blogspot.com/ -- 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