> On 16 Feb 2022, at 20:03, Eric Sunshine <sunshine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Patches implementing this behavior for `git branch -D` have been submitted previously but were rejected (if I recall correctly) since "delete" is a destructive operation, unlike other cases in which `-` is accepted. A relatively recent submission and ensuing discussion is at [1]. > > [1]: https://lore.kernel.org/git/20200501222227.GE41612@syl.local/T/ Thanks for the heads-up regarding previous discussions, Eric. AFAIK, switch/checkout, rebase, and merge all use "-" as a shortcut to the "last branch", so for me, it made sense with similar semantics when deleting a branch. I understand the concern regarding "destructive operations", but deleting a branch is not comparable to, for example, deleting a file. Deleting a branch is "soft destructive"; unless *explicitly* silenced, git kindly tells us which ref we can use to immediately recreate our branch: $ git branch -D - # oops, shouldn't have done that! Deleted branch stuff (was 580cd9ab29). $ git switch -c stuff 580cd9ab29 Until now, I've just been using the @{-1} notation, but - is very much faster to type ;) There are no new arguments pro this feature, so I guess the conclusion from 2020 still stands :) E
