From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS53758 23.128.96.0/24 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.9 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE, SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_PASS shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1C2171F8C6 for ; Fri, 9 Jul 2021 15:08:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S232244AbhGIPLV (ORCPT ); Fri, 9 Jul 2021 11:11:21 -0400 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:41188 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S231963AbhGIPLV (ORCPT ); Fri, 9 Jul 2021 11:11:21 -0400 Received: from mail-ot1-x32c.google.com (mail-ot1-x32c.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::32c]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 36341C0613DD for ; Fri, 9 Jul 2021 08:08:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: by mail-ot1-x32c.google.com with SMTP id o17-20020a9d76510000b02903eabfc221a9so9784734otl.0 for ; Fri, 09 Jul 2021 08:08:37 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=date:from:to:cc:message-id:in-reply-to:references:subject :mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=aRT31e/ISc6+N0JcYA2/LCgu9ylSECt2pRQd2DVjS/c=; b=JP9GOo6ap9PW1y0+a0DF+sbvetXlQF9Me6MH5edzShTbXgHimW8s3LRYrzPtj/+m5w OmG1nvJ8ucLk+yNEVs0mx6XAl8H5kxFChZLSO+AmcwfVQYkee8yW6ptmLqJen3axdvku eZCnWKoEhIlE6sWIXjbHGKBWId8B7QVxegXbv6FBwrGpzWiqp5Ezmvrgha7XuzoAp+pg vZ6fk5QiV5HahJURlBsr29dMDEQV6tw76PwvtJOZz8xKxgua6xtv5j0+PY1nob0Lz2eR nMRO+bfz8LVHJ0GrN8hNrJvflv5jkSOJL0zxgj9JT96x47v1XtRyZls6mKbe0ZH3zFa2 zpkg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:date:from:to:cc:message-id:in-reply-to :references:subject:mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=aRT31e/ISc6+N0JcYA2/LCgu9ylSECt2pRQd2DVjS/c=; b=UfyJaRrhfclqfTJXOZDFcQ2OSJQoLy4+ie4iBA7Nic7vm1/ITyR0IWOdlld/goyYdz i6zawnlycoMiZ14otiYQVcwMJsMKqRLJT5b4rVH6J7QD2//83QxtUCIyank+xy2IVUe1 7V1+1fQilfRo9OPmrqEIVP5xaCP28nxJ3Y/kqxpujNY3R87TOZDlB72HgIKNODvu1txx u8Vw+NdTO57GqMClmZncO1Ao0sRrNnGIS2GxZVydVkP1Y0i+q6Q3c6fXd2VtpMv3VFgY N0bhRvhuJRUPnPp1fezn+kXooHmobV1Rw9B/OP68HHp1/RBT72YtMMrnv49Y5QMLcFbK 1IbA== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM530AwB2RwcbX3c4SDjpQl2VwX/nEUaJhj+qTggxb6hJqE3tN60Xi tjVPcXfla5iuVeqosaeLmfSiB0mrElrsmg== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJz7vmQEBxr8JCwWN1nv/1Dlwyce8lMe+hiHphjI2q8MKYBlT2n/xQgUY6ilzWoS62UG5SaLFQ== X-Received: by 2002:a9d:6f18:: with SMTP id n24mr1795967otq.366.1625843316237; Fri, 09 Jul 2021 08:08:36 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (fixed-187-189-163-231.totalplay.net. [187.189.163.231]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id j97sm1180391otj.80.2021.07.09.08.08.35 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Fri, 09 Jul 2021 08:08:35 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 09 Jul 2021 10:08:28 -0500 From: Felipe Contreras To: Martin , Felipe Contreras , Sergey Organov Cc: Junio C Hamano , git@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <60e8666c8707f_2153208c0@natae.notmuch> In-Reply-To: <084a355e-95cd-5c84-2fa5-a901da3e0e49@mfriebe.de> References: <7870a0ad-8fa1-9dbd-1978-1f44ec6970c5@mfriebe.de> <87wnqaclz8.fsf@osv.gnss.ru> <60e5f3981de5f_301437208bc@natae.notmuch> <87bl7d3l8r.fsf@osv.gnss.ru> <60e61bbd7a37d_3030aa2081a@natae.notmuch> <877di13hhe.fsf@osv.gnss.ru> <60e67389a4adc_306ac1208fd@natae.notmuch> <4057b3ac-a77c-0d5f-d3f4-ad781754aae4@mfriebe.de> <60e736e72da68_30939020850@natae.notmuch> <155308af-42ad-b044-fb37-676251a9b7e1@mfriebe.de> <60e762243aab1_30a7b02089@natae.notmuch> <2b85a7eb-d0be-65e7-ecbb-1750abf53e53@mfriebe.de> <60e79c31aaa72_30b8a4208c1@natae.notmuch> <084a355e-95cd-5c84-2fa5-a901da3e0e49@mfriebe.de> Subject: Re: What actually is a branch? Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Martin wrote: > While writing a mail on the origin topic (improve docs), I noticed that > the word "branch-ish" is still free. > > Which would be anything that resolves to a "branch reference". > > Currently this only is > - branch name. > - branchname@{upstream} Actually @ and HEAD too. I don't particularly see much value in that definition since I always use a committish when I write a branch name, and the fact that `git switch` expects branches is one of the things that bothers me about it. Either way I don't think it makes much sense to do `git switch branchnae@{upstream}`, and even less `git switch @`. -- Felipe Contreras