Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > The rule would be "You should be able to say '@' where-ever you > currently say HEAD" (aka '@' is a short-hand for 'HEAD'). > > That means "git checout @" should work the same way as "git checkout > HEAD", "git log @~4" would work the same way as "git log HEAD~4", > "git update-ref @ $(git rev-parse master)" should update the HEAD > without creating $GIT_DIR/@, etc. > > You can't go any simpler than that rule, and there is no room for > confusion if that rule is properly implemented. > > Hmm? I personally would not mind an easier-to-implement rule that says "You can say '@' to mean HEAD^0, i.e. the object name of the commit at the tip of your current branch". That would make sure that nobody would expect "git update-ref @ $(git rev-parse master~4)" to work. -- 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