I have the following reproduction ``` git init && git commit --allow-empty -m "Init" && git commit --allow-empty -m "A" && git checkout -b feature && git commit --allow-empty -m "B" && git commit --allow-empty -m "C" && GIT_SEQUENCE_EDITOR="sed -i -e '/^update-ref/d'" git rebase --update-refs master^ --interactive ``` After that ``` $ git branch -l * feature ``` and `master` is gone. Is that reproduction/test-case sane, even? I *think* that's what I originally described. Regards Caspar Duregger Am Do., 3. Nov. 2022 um 10:32 Uhr schrieb Phillip Wood <phillip.wood123@xxxxxxxxx>: > > Hi Caspar > > On 20/10/2022 18:01, herr.kaste wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I have the following: > > > > While doing a > > > > `$ git rebase --interactive --update-refs X` > > > > I *removed* the "update-ref" lines from the todo list. The rebase runs > > as expected and prints e.g. > > > > ``` > > Successfully rebased and updated refs/heads/test. > > Updated the following refs with --update-refs: > > refs/heads/master > > refs/heads/permissive-interactive-rebase > > refs/heads/variable-annotations-meta-block > > ``` > > > > After that all refs have been removed/deleted. > > > > ``` > > $ git branch --list > > * test > > ``` > > > > Now, I should just have not used `--update-refs` in the first place but anyway > > I decide late that I rather don't want to update "master" etc. and it should > > probably not delete the local refs. > > > > Actually, I so love the new feature that I switched it *on* by default, and just > > wanted to overwrite the behavior in the todo editor. > > Sorry for the slow reply, I'm afraid I still haven't found time to look > at this. As far as I can remember deleting the "update-ref" lines should > leave the ref unchanged. I've cc'd the author to see if they have any > insight into what is going on > > Best Wishes > > Phillip > > > > Regards > > Caspar Duregger
