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From: Johannes Sixt <j.sixt@viscovery.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] prevent checkout from creating branches that start with
 a   dash
Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:38:05 +0200
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Bart Trojanowski schrieb:
> It was previously possible to create a -f branch with git-checkout, which
> could not be used or deleted.
> 
>         $ git checkout -b -f master
>         Switched to a new branch "-f"

"-f" *is* a valid branch name and can be used and deleted:

$ git checkout -b -f next
Switched to a new branch "-f"
$ git checkout next
Switched to branch "next"
Your branch is ahead of the tracked remote branch 'origin/next' by 2 commits.
$ git checkout -- -f
Switched to branch "-f"
$ git checkout next
Switched to branch "next"
Your branch is ahead of the tracked remote branch 'origin/next' by 2 commits.
$ git branch -d -- -f
Deleted branch -f.

-- Hannes