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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] Add new @ shortcut for HEAD
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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:

> The thing is, HEAD@{0}~0^0 nor HEAD@{u}~0^0 is not a valid
> explanation why it is "@", either.
>
> But that does _not_ mean "@" is a good choice.  Nor the explanation

Arrgh.  It does not mean " '@' is a BAD choice ".  '@' _is_ good.
But the point is that the explanation does not have to be a
technically incorrect "strip this, strip that".