Re: [RFC] Detached-HEAD reminder on commit?

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Pieter de Bie <pdebie@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Sometimes I work on a detached HEAD and then forget about it. If I then create
> some commits and checkout another branch, I have to dig through my reflog to
> find the older commits. I know that "git commit" adds has a "Not currently on
> any branch", but it's not very noticeable and also doesn't work when you
> specify a commit message on the command line.
>
> I suggest to add some extra output to the STDOUT after a commit if we're on a
> detached HEAD. The quick patch below adds output like:
>
> Vienna:git pieter$ ./git commit --allow-empty -m"test"
> Created commit 6ce62c8b: test
> You are on a detached head, so this commit has not been recorded in a branch.
> If you don't want to lose this commit, checkout a branch and then run:
> 	git merge 6ce62c8bfcfb341106f3587d1c141c3955c2544c
>
> Are there any comments to this / strong opinions against such a change?

Unconditionally doing this is too loud for my taste.  You probably can do
this in your post-commit hook.


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