Taylor Blau <me@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
[...]
> In my opinion, it is fairly clear that 'git branch -D -' means "delete
> the last branch", and not "delete a list of branches from stdin.
Honestly, I'd never guess it'd "delete the last branch". No way.
"-" standing by itself in a command means stdin, stdout, or otherwise a
typo. Using it for any other meaning is a blasphemy. Sure, nobody will
die because of this, but it's /extremely/ confusing!
BTW, what about mistyping:
$ git branch -d - f my_branch
for
$ git branch -d -f my_branch
or some such?
No, it still doesn't look like a good idea to use isolated '-' as
suggested by the patch.
OTOH, for otherwise unusual @{-1}, @{-}, or @- I'd immediately realize I
must consult the manual, so these would be fine with me.
Thanks,
-- Sergey
