Taylor Blau <me@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> Again, not sure that this is always the case. This *is* how 'git
> checkout' works.
To be honest, I am somewhat sympathetic to those who find "-" ==
"@{-1}" unless it is used as an argument to "git checkout/switch".
The use of "-" in "checkout" is the exception, not the norm, and it
was sort of justifiable due to similarity to "cd -". Both are
commands to the computer you give to "go to the previous place".
"git merge -", "git branch -d -" etc. are not about *going* to the
previous place, and declaring the "-" is "previous place" is taking
it a bit too far, at least to my taste.
Oh, I do not like those who advocate "@" as a synonym for "HEAD",
either. If there is one simple thing I want to get rid of from the
system, that's it ;-).
Anyway...
