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From:   Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
To:     it-developer@abelardolg.com
Cc:     git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: A suggestion: more readable human commands
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Date:   Tue, 15 Jun 2021 13:55:07 +0200
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On Jun 15 2021, it-developer@abelardolg.com wrote:

> To merge a single file from one branch to another:
>
> git checkout <branch_name> <path_to_file> --patch
>
> would be like more readable human like this:
>
> git merge <path_file> to <dst_branch>

This is ambigous if a branch or tag named <path_file> or to exists, and
the usual disambiguation using -- will not work.

Andreas.

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