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From: "Thomas Adam" <thomas.adam22@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Feature Request: Branch Annotations
Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2008 11:55:37 +0100
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2008/10/8 Rotem Yaari <vmalloc@gmail.com>:
> Hi,
>
> I usually work with many branches in git, each of which represents a
> different state of development/stability, but also development tasks
> assigned to me.
> Sometimes, besides the name of the branch, it could be useful to have
> a short description of a branch which quickly reminds me what that
> branch is intended for.
>
> Currently I see no way in git to achieve this (there's a description
> for a repository, but not for individual branches).
>
> Any opinions on this?

Wasn't this discussed here before, with a prototype?  ISTR it was, but
dropped due to lack of interest?  Have a look through the archives.

-- Thomas Adam