Jeff King <peff@xxxxxxxx> writes: > I _do_ think it's a misfeature to put it in check-ref-format. It should > be part of rev-parse. Which admittedly is a kitchen sink, but this kind > of resolving is one of the main things it should be doing. And in fact > you can already do: > > git rev-parse --symbolic-full-name @{-1} > > But I stopped short of suggesting we remove the feature entirely. It > would obviously require a deprecation period. Yeah, I realize that "nonsense" was a bit too strong. I do agree that it was a misfeature to place in "check" ref-format, though. Thanks.