From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Johannes Schindelin Subject: Re: git-branch -m interprets first argument differently when two are supplied Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:50:55 +0000 (GMT) Message-ID: References: <47B3497A.9050703@nrlssc.navy.mil> <47B3EFC4.1020808@viscovery.net> <47B46C8E.5030905@nrlssc.navy.mil> <47B477B8.5030209@nrlssc.navy.mil> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Cc: Johannes Sixt , Git Mailing List , Junio C Hamano To: Brandon Casey X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Thu Feb 14 18:51:52 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git-2@gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.176.167]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1JPiFE-0007gr-84 for gcvg-git-2@gmane.org; Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:51:36 +0100 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753145AbYBNRvA (ORCPT ); Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:51:00 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1753093AbYBNRvA (ORCPT ); Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:51:00 -0500 Received: from mail.gmx.net ([213.165.64.20]:50980 "HELO mail.gmx.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1752510AbYBNRu7 (ORCPT ); Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:50:59 -0500 Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 14 Feb 2008 17:50:56 -0000 Received: from unknown (EHLO [138.251.11.74]) [138.251.11.74] by mail.gmx.net (mp023) with SMTP; 14 Feb 2008 18:50:56 +0100 X-Authenticated: #1490710 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX1/EXDI7X03EKJG8Wu2bJrPgrJEMNwhuZBScDGNpJ/ HPWxMHcjBbLSu4 X-X-Sender: gene099@racer.site In-Reply-To: <47B477B8.5030209@nrlssc.navy.mil> User-Agent: Alpine 1.00 (LSU 882 2007-12-20) X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: Hi, On Thu, 14 Feb 2008, Brandon Casey wrote: > Johannes Schindelin wrote: > > > > On Thu, 14 Feb 2008, Brandon Casey wrote: > > > >> It's the two argument case that both expects its arguments in a > >> different order than other commands _and_ is dangerous in the case of > >> -M. > > > > The order was specifically requested, as "mv" also has that order. > > Did you even read the original message? You point this out like it > hasn't already been mentioned. Yes, I had read it, but I had the impression that the rationale for the current behaviour made a heck of a lot of sense. > >Don't use it, if you don't know what you're doing. > > Gee, thanks for the advice. You're welcome, as always. Ciao, Dscho