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From: Michael Witten <mfwitten@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: master^ is not a local branch -- huh?!?
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On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 6:29 PM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
> The "state" was not about the work-tree state, but about the
> "detached HEAD" state, which I didn't make it clear.

Maybe we should just introduce people to a more explicit command like
the hypothetical 'update' command I sketch here:

    http://marc.info/?l=git&m=126481166426896&w=2