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From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: Martin <git@mfriebe.de>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: PATCH: improve git switch documentation
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2021 15:59:21 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqy2arrmba.fsf@gitster.g> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 7870a0ad-8fa1-9dbd-1978-1f44ec6970c5@mfriebe.de

Martin <git@mfriebe.de> writes:

> And yes, for the documentation, it *should* be clear that, removing a
> branch, removes the
> commits on it.
> But then it must be said, that the branch is first removed. That is
> not currently the case.

Sorry, but I still do not see how it makes any difference if the
branch is first removed and then made to point at somewhere else, or
the branch gets just moved without any explicit or impolicit
removal.  A branch cannot point at two different commits at the same
time, so the end result is that the commit at the old tip is no
longer pointed at by the branch after the update.  In other words,

	----o---o---X---Y---Z

if it were possible to move the tip of a branch, that used to point
at commit Z, so that it points at commit X in the above picture,
without making it *not* to point at Z, then I would understand your
explanation, but I do not see how it would be possible.

  reply	other threads:[~2021-06-30 22:59 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 103+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-06-29 15:28 PATCH: improve git switch documentation Martin
2021-06-29 16:35 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-06-29 19:04   ` Martin
2021-06-29 22:39     ` Junio C Hamano
2021-06-30  8:50       ` Martin
2021-06-30 22:59         ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2021-07-01 10:06           ` Martin
2021-07-01 11:27             ` Sergey Organov
2021-07-07 18:34               ` Felipe Contreras
2021-07-07 20:46                 ` Sergey Organov
2021-07-07 21:25                   ` What actually is a branch? Felipe Contreras
2021-07-07 22:07                     ` Sergey Organov
2021-07-07 22:35                       ` Martin
2021-07-08  3:39                         ` Felipe Contreras
2021-07-08 10:15                           ` Martin
2021-07-08 17:33                             ` Felipe Contreras
2021-07-08 19:21                               ` Martin
2021-07-08 20:37                                 ` Felipe Contreras
2021-07-08 23:11                                   ` Martin
2021-07-09  0:45                                     ` Felipe Contreras
2021-07-09 13:24                                       ` Martin
2021-07-09 15:08                                         ` Felipe Contreras
2021-07-09 15:23                                           ` switch requires --detach [[Re: What actually is a branch]] Martin
2021-07-09 16:21                                             ` Felipe Contreras
2021-07-09 16:38                                               ` Randall S. Becker
2021-07-09 17:10                                                 ` Felipe Contreras
2021-07-09 16:54                                               ` Martin
2021-07-10 10:08                                             ` Sergey Organov
2021-07-10 19:18                                               ` Felipe Contreras
2021-07-09 14:29                                       ` PATCH: improve git switch documentation Martin
2021-07-09 16:10                                         ` Felipe Contreras
2021-07-09 16:51                                           ` Martin
2021-07-09 17:41                                             ` Felipe Contreras
2021-07-09 18:23                                               ` Martin
2021-07-10 19:45                                                 ` Felipe Contreras
2021-07-10 20:07                                                   ` Martin
2021-07-10 20:49                                                     ` Felipe Contreras
2021-07-10 22:13                                                       ` Martin
2021-07-10 23:35                                                         ` Felipe Contreras
2021-07-11  9:10                                                           ` Martin
2021-07-11  9:30                                                             ` Sergey Organov
2021-07-12 16:28                                                             ` Felipe Contreras
2021-07-12 16:33                                                               ` Martin
2021-07-12 16:58                                                                 ` Felipe Contreras
2021-07-12 17:52                                                                   ` Martin
2021-07-12 19:08                                                                     ` Felipe Contreras
     [not found]                                                                       ` <3a84e4c9-4e48-1cbe-4fe6-150ff56c8508@mfriebe.de>
     [not found]                                                                         ` <60ecbe577a086_a6b702082@natae.notmuch>
2021-07-13 10:42                                                                           ` Martin
2021-07-13 16:02                                                                             ` Felipe Contreras
2021-07-16 18:12                                                                               ` Martin
2021-07-16 18:31                                                                               ` Martin
2021-07-16 18:56                                                                                 ` Felipe Contreras
2021-07-17  7:02                                                                                   ` Martin
     [not found]                                                                                   ` <1997ca3b-117a-e19a-0dee-7342a2f1a0e7@mfriebe.de>
     [not found]                                                                                     ` <60f1f4c3dd8b1_14cb208c1@natae.notmuch>
     [not found]                                                                                       ` <fedbfe1f-9e6d-f46f-ca41-e176a30e938c@mfriebe.de>
     [not found]                                                                                         ` <60f22aaa6a4f1_1f602081b@natae.notmuch>
2021-07-17 10:07                                                                                           ` Martin
     [not found]                                                                                             ` <60f33f8a7c39b_507220823@natae.notmuch>
2021-07-17 21:23                                                                                               ` Martin
2021-07-19 17:51                                                                                                 ` Felipe Contreras
2021-07-11  7:57                                                         ` Sergey Organov
2021-07-11  9:27                                                           ` Martin
2021-07-11  9:37                                                             ` Sergey Organov
2021-07-11 10:24                                                               ` Martin
2021-07-12 16:34                                                             ` Felipe Contreras
2021-07-10 22:13                                                       ` Naming the --forec option [[Re: PATCH: improve git switch documentation]] Martin
2021-07-10 23:18                                                         ` Felipe Contreras
2021-07-11  0:39                                                           ` Martin
2021-07-12 16:15                                                             ` Felipe Contreras
2021-07-10 10:24                                             ` PATCH: improve git switch documentation Sergey Organov
2021-07-10 10:37                                               ` Bagas Sanjaya
2021-07-10 11:05                                               ` Martin
2021-07-10 16:32                                                 ` Sergey Organov
2021-07-10 20:12                                                   ` Felipe Contreras
2021-07-11  9:04                                                     ` Sergey Organov
2021-07-11 10:05                                                       ` Martin
2021-07-11 12:23                                                         ` Sergey Organov
2021-07-11 13:39                                                           ` Martin
2021-07-11 14:49                                                             ` Sergey Organov
2021-07-11 16:51                                                             ` Sergey Organov
2021-07-12 10:31                                                               ` Kerry, Richard
2021-07-12 11:11                                                                 ` Sergey Organov
2021-07-12 16:55                                                                   ` Felipe Contreras
2021-07-12 16:24                                                       ` Felipe Contreras
2021-07-12 16:39                                                         ` Martin
2021-07-12 17:09                                                           ` Felipe Contreras
2021-07-12 22:58                                                         ` Sergey Organov
2021-07-12 23:36                                                           ` Felipe Contreras
2021-07-13 11:20                                                           ` Martin
2021-07-10 20:00                                                 ` Felipe Contreras
2021-07-10 19:51                                               ` Felipe Contreras
2021-07-11  9:52                                                 ` Sergey Organov
2021-07-12 16:44                                                   ` Felipe Contreras
2021-07-13 10:57                                                     ` Sergey Organov
2021-07-13 16:10                                                       ` Felipe Contreras
2021-07-14 19:14                                                         ` Sergey Organov
2021-07-14 19:51                                                           ` Felipe Contreras
2021-07-14 20:42                                                             ` Sergey Organov
2021-07-08  3:12                       ` What actually is a branch? Felipe Contreras
2021-07-08 11:16                         ` Sergey Organov
2021-07-08 18:05                           ` Felipe Contreras
2021-07-01 14:58             ` PATCH: improve git switch documentation Junio C Hamano
2021-07-01 17:29               ` Martin
2021-07-01 17:46                 ` Sergey Organov
2021-07-07 18:54                 ` Felipe Contreras
2021-07-07 18:47               ` Felipe Contreras
2021-07-07 18:14             ` Felipe Contreras
2021-07-01  0:06         ` Matt Rogers

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