Sven Strickroth <sven.strickroth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> how to handle name clashes for branches and tags? Is there anything I
> can add to the refspec to make the name unique?
>
> E.g.
> - for merging "git merge --no-ff refs/branches/test" works, but
> generates a not so nice default merge message. ("merged commit
> refs/branches/test" instead of "merged branch test")
That's the price you pay for naming different things the same and having
to disambiguate it.
> - how to drop a remote tag/branch ("git push origin :test" does not work)
"git push origin :refs/tags/test"
It is sad that some people teach new people shorthand without telling them
that what they are teaching are merely shorthand and cause confusion like
this.
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