Jacob Keller <jacob.keller@xxxxxxxxx> writes: >> And that same "is this really helping?" reasoning applies equally to >> the "--orphan" option. >> >> I dunno. >> > > Fair enough, new branches based on previous branches makes sense. I actually do not have a strong opinion either way. I just wanted to say that it would be good to make it consistent across "checkout -b", "switch -c" and "checkout/switch --orphan". It would be nice if "checkout -B" and "switch -C" pair offered existing branches, as the intention of using the capital letter is clear---the user wants to overwrite an existing one. On the other hand, I am OK if "checkout -b", "switch -c" and "--orphan" offered either: (1) nothing, as your patch does, or (2) all branches, except for the currently checked out one. It would be preferrable if they did the same thing. Thanks.
