On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 1:47 PM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>> But I'm not sure how often people want to delete (force-delete according
>> to your message) the branch they just come from.
>
> One that I heard was this sequence:
>
> $ git checkout -b work master
> $ work work work ...
> $ git checkout master
> $ git merge work
> $ git branch -d work
>
> where their argument was that they are done with the work branch,
> and it no longer is needed.
I frequently use throwaway branches when messing around with some idea
or when reviewing patches submitted to the mailing list, and the
workflow ends up being similar to the above:
$ git checkout -b throwaway master
$ ...work work work...
$ git checkout master
$ git branch -D throwaway
So, I can see how having "git branch -D" (force-delete) recognize "-"
could be a convenience.
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