From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Thomas Ackermann Subject: [PATCH 02/11] Use current "detached HEAD" message Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 19:56:04 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <1022906213.34401.1377626164272.JavaMail.ngmail@webmail19.arcor-online.net> References: <1403569571.34349.1377625974290.JavaMail.ngmail@webmail19.arcor-online.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: martinvonz@gmail.com, jrnieder@gmail.com, th.acker@arcor.de, gitster@pobox.com, wking@tremily.us, philipoakley@iee.org To: git@vger.kernel.org X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Tue Aug 27 19:56:14 2013 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git-2@plane.gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.180.67]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1VENUz-0003Lv-HK for gcvg-git-2@plane.gmane.org; Tue, 27 Aug 2013 19:56:13 +0200 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753612Ab3H0R4H (ORCPT ); Tue, 27 Aug 2013 13:56:07 -0400 Received: from mail-in-05.arcor-online.net ([151.189.21.45]:52354 "EHLO mail-in-05.arcor-online.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753525Ab3H0R4G (ORCPT ); Tue, 27 Aug 2013 13:56:06 -0400 Received: from mail-in-17-z2.arcor-online.net (mail-in-17-z2.arcor-online.net [151.189.8.34]) by mx.arcor.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 49C83E3B7D; Tue, 27 Aug 2013 19:56:04 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mail-in-14.arcor-online.net (mail-in-14.arcor-online.net [151.189.21.54]) by mail-in-17-z2.arcor-online.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 470A510C00B; Tue, 27 Aug 2013 19:56:04 +0200 (CEST) Received: from webmail19.arcor-online.net (webmail19.arcor-online.net [151.189.8.77]) by mail-in-14.arcor-online.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 421EA9BE44; Tue, 27 Aug 2013 19:56:04 +0200 (CEST) X-DKIM: Sendmail DKIM Filter v2.8.2 mail-in-14.arcor-online.net 421EA9BE44 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=simple/simple; d=arcor.de; s=mail-in; t=1377626164; bh=trcgUhMZ/YRCP2WrKiETGxSiSx8iBv1Nt8r6f1D1P9E=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Message-ID:In-Reply-To:References:Subject: MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=kmaipfywQ4hlikkdU0km0uUe7AV5eZGNeSjvaARn2AG2hUmKeSlek0EXEUeCvwEau ELBdPpxK8RNb4c3UdetZd5IlpJN0LrRWLus5aZzlFQR+F/fD4L/PuXduKFH/KlqCJ+ 3A2PiX0trDucMgZEeOKNzBInmXhetMgxqmPCc3oU= Received: from [178.7.16.225] by webmail19.arcor-online.net (151.189.8.77) with HTTP (Arcor Webmail); Tue, 27 Aug 2013 19:56:04 +0200 (CEST) In-Reply-To: <1403569571.34349.1377625974290.JavaMail.ngmail@webmail19.arcor-online.net> X-ngMessageSubType: MessageSubType_MAIL X-WebmailclientIP: 178.7.16.225 Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: Signed-off-by: Thomas Ackermann --- Documentation/user-manual.txt | 19 +++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/user-manual.txt b/Documentation/user-manual.txt index 103ec9a..bdefd9a 100644 --- a/Documentation/user-manual.txt +++ b/Documentation/user-manual.txt @@ -312,10 +312,17 @@ referenced by a tag: ------------------------------------------------ $ git checkout v2.6.17 -Note: moving to "v2.6.17" which isn't a local branch -If you want to create a new branch from this checkout, you may do so -(now or later) by using -b with the checkout command again. Example: - git checkout -b +Note: checking out 'v2.6.17'. + +You are in 'detached HEAD' state. You can look around, make experimental +changes and commit them, and you can discard any commits you make in this +state without impacting any branches by performing another checkout. + +If you want to create a new branch to retain commits you create, you may +do so (now or later) by using -b with the checkout command again. Example: + + git checkout -b new_branch_name + HEAD is now at 427abfa... Linux v2.6.17 ------------------------------------------------ @@ -326,7 +333,7 @@ and git branch shows that you are no longer on a branch: $ cat .git/HEAD 427abfa28afedffadfca9dd8b067eb6d36bac53f $ git branch -* (no branch) +* (detached from v2.6.17) master ------------------------------------------------ @@ -3639,7 +3646,7 @@ working on a branch. ------------------------------------------------- $ git branch -* (no branch) +* (detached from d266b98) master ------------------------------------------------- -- 1.8.3.msysgit.0 --- Thomas