Re: [usability bug] git branch -a does not disambiguate remote and local branches

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

 



On 2008.12.15 21:15:15 +0300, Constantine Plotnikov wrote:
> After this scenario is executed, git branch -a will give the following output:
>   master
> * origin/master
>   origin/master
> 
> Note that there is two origin/master entries, but it is not clear
> which is remote is and which is the local. I think that "git branch
> -a" should print unambiguous names, qualifying them if needed.

Actually, it is clear. The one with the * is the local one. The remote
tracking branch will never be marked as checked out, as you would get a
detached HEAD when you do "git checkout remotes/origin/master".

When there are duplicate entries, you can be sure that you have a local
branch head and a remote tracking branch with the same shortname. And
when one of them has been marked as checked out, you can be sure that it
is the local one.

Björn
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html

[Index of Archives]     [Linux Kernel Development]     [Gcc Help]     [IETF Annouce]     [DCCP]     [Netdev]     [Networking]     [Security]     [V4L]     [Bugtraq]     [Yosemite]     [MIPS Linux]     [ARM Linux]     [Linux Security]     [Linux RAID]     [Linux SCSI]     [Fedora Users]

  Powered by Linux