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From: Jacob Helwig <jacob.helwig@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: master^ is not a local branch -- huh?!?
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On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 14:39, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote=
:
> Any comment on my previous rewording patch ($gmane/138369)?
>
> "Note: '%s' isn't a local branch head: creating a detached HEAD\n"
> "If you want to create a new branch from this checkout, you may do so=
\n"
> "(now or later) by using -b with the checkout command again. Example:=
\n"
> " =C2=A0git checkout -b <new_branch_name>\n", new->name);
>
> A major difference I think is that I avoided a jargon (detached HEAD)=
, and
> chose not to say why the input was interpreted as a request to switch=
 to
> that state.
>
> Oh, of course, I also added advice.detachedHEAD to squelch it ;-)
>

=46or what it's worth, I'm +1 for this.  Especially the ability to sque=
lch it.