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: AS31976 209.132.180.0/23 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-11.6 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIMWL_WL_MED, DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI,USER_IN_DEF_DKIM_WL shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3788F1F609 for ; Wed, 28 Nov 2018 20:30:30 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1726335AbeK2HdV (ORCPT ); Thu, 29 Nov 2018 02:33:21 -0500 Received: from mail-ed1-f65.google.com ([209.85.208.65]:42406 "EHLO mail-ed1-f65.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1725799AbeK2HdU (ORCPT ); Thu, 29 Nov 2018 02:33:20 -0500 Received: by mail-ed1-f65.google.com with SMTP id j6so23221397edp.9 for ; Wed, 28 Nov 2018 12:30:27 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=+TfrGQYO5plO/gIMdUflUwKrmnn6PWpPwV54v1bIaNM=; b=dRHGQGr84643wxrMfcrvu//GeJGOiWP3TvysEmGa420K7fbbBhdUZhn2lajPDpPjTD oO0aKLG/iC4zUM3DDuNN22Cq7IeuASiLU+FprRGbgKwCe+YiR2ak/MMG46v3YQFNMxX0 t5Sl0B9aWUhd6xR3EGWM3x/h4Ui9XbDRgu+5WkXOdbdbHX22FnzzBjARW5LF17a9NoO9 9W09dnibWTvEhqZynQjdwidECXo8Qf8jm+XoGauMHNGD/XeP0cg89lg24lWWsDOyroMJ UgVavU+F+rrPVtAu430qGAcicCHXIanpbINk6wSaXnTJjjVxg7+2JcpVtIaCbeK7lZLm 2xxA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=+TfrGQYO5plO/gIMdUflUwKrmnn6PWpPwV54v1bIaNM=; b=JmmVRaQ7IQdKo46ZRFwNiO4UsWZle7Q5pN3UtNjDdS7PwjdQGOKQY1au2fdTFtFvGp zueVuPmRXiGwSBs/TensqFPqkQaEFf5A85xRA1NSpPhoEokMcs/Rsux/EmixGHMwKFgj rSJ3zSxH84TohkS9HWiAcFPvUqh397iQjDLL3AXiP7A7wLuHviu06zXJZ5s6pHxVmSIL GI57gWHjgUwPDLMgKfZj7Ln6vJfmn7wmfsvqcjFLE/eiO2Fj5OIBwTDtOH9D5ffQ/isP CweLn0RL9oOn5rE2G5byvMwPaDx8QBTwRgjYnAaIDYiaX6YzEric9MVkSzlpZ3NWJ/Kq CByQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AGRZ1gITNv3kpo6ngQBFyIReYbQcBVKV/oHN7DzegT3SwKpc7VLjWrqR rAIgcPBseYQbAVOgFDtNolYwdtU2QPqcdCgeFe2nCw== X-Google-Smtp-Source: AJdET5dI4fHz6j0CyXbR8R2lEsMfTKExjUNwtedBdZ7spCfdFIvbc+l+BdMw07ViPD+/hkc++NUzAeEIliOVlVA9h3M= X-Received: by 2002:a17:906:2dc1:: with SMTP id h1-v6mr27631149eji.67.1543437026747; Wed, 28 Nov 2018 12:30:26 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20181120174554.GA29910@duynguyen.home> <20181127165211.24763-1-pclouds@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: From: Stefan Beller Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2018 12:30:15 -0800 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [PATCH/RFC v2 0/7] Introduce new commands switch-branch and checkout-files To: Duy Nguyen Cc: =?UTF-8?B?w4Z2YXIgQXJuZmrDtnLDsCBCamFybWFzb24=?= , git , Junio C Hamano , Thomas Gummerer Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org On Wed, Nov 28, 2018 at 12:09 PM Duy Nguyen wrote: > > On Wed, Nov 28, 2018 at 9:01 PM Duy Nguyen wrote: > > should we do > > something about detached HEAD in this switch-branch command (or > > whatever its name will be)? > > > > This is usually a confusing concept to new users > > And it just occurred to me that perhaps we should call this "unnamed > branch" (at least at high UI level) instead of detached HEAD. It is > technically not as accurate, but much better to understand. or 'direct' branch? I mean 'detached HEAD' itself is also not correct as the HEAD points to a valid commit/tag usually, so it is attached to that content. The detachment comes from the implicit "from a branch".