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From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-checkout --push/--pop
Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2007 22:59:56 -0800
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Nanako Shiraishi <nanako3@bluebottle.com> writes:

> This introduces a branch-stack mechanism to record branch switching i=
n $GIT_DIR/BRANCH_STACK file.  If you are switching to another branch a=
nd plan to come back to the original branch soon, add '--push' option t=
o record your current branch.
> When you want to come back, 'git checkout --pop' will switch back to =
the branch recorded at the top of the stack, while popping it.
>
> Signed-off-by: =E3=81=97=E3=82=89=E3=81=84=E3=81=97=E3=81=AA=E3=81=AA=
=E3=81=93 <nanako3@bluebottle.com>

Hmph, is this in response to my "I am not sympathtic to 'I have to
remember'"?

=46unnily enough, I often find myself almost typing pushd/popd when
switching branches, so in that sense "git checkout" to switch branches
does have some similarity to the notion of pushing and popping.

Matthieu, is this something that forgetful people would find useful?

Having said that, I think there are other push/pop people wanted from
you.  Hint, hint...