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Subject: Re: [PATCH] merge: allow "-" as a short-hand for "previous branch"
Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2011 11:43:38 -0700
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Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net> writes:

> ... In principle it makes
> sense everywhere where a branch name makes sense, e.g.:
>
> git branch -D foo
> #...can't delete the current branch
> git checkout whatever
> git branch -D -
>
> In this case, shell history is faster, of course.

Yeah, and "branch -[dD]" is truly destructive, so...