Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@xxxxxx> wrote:
> On Fri, 2 Feb 2007, Lars Hjemli wrote:
>
> > I think the following makes perfect sense:
> >
> > "HEAD@{yesterday}" = current branch, yesterday
> > "@{yesterday}" = detached head (no branch), yesterday
>
> Okay, so you say "HEAD@{yesterday}" does _not_ give you what HEAD pointed
> to yesterday, but "@{yesterday}" does?
>
> Instead "HEAD@{yesterday}" looks up what HEAD points to _now_, and _then_
> goes back to yesterday, finding out what that particular branch pointed to
> then, _regardless_ what HEAD was then?
>
> Oh my, that's convoluted.
Depends on your point of view:
HEAD: 1) noun. Synonym for the branch I am currently on.
HEAD: 2) noun. Synonym for the commit I am currently on.
Now that we can detach our HEAD anytime we want, I'm in the
latter camp, and your (Dscho's) meaning for HEAD@{yesterday} and
@{yesterday} makes perfect sense.
But I suspect most Git users are still in the former camp, as they
haven't been exposed to the process (or need, or desire) to detach
their HEAD...
--
Shawn.
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