From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: Andy Koppe <andy.koppe@gmail.com>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org, pclouds@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] checkout: add config variable checkout.autoDetach
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2023 15:04:57 +0900 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqbkbzo6ba.fsf@gitster.g> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20231111224253.1923-1-andy.koppe@gmail.com> (Andy Koppe's message of "Sat, 11 Nov 2023 22:42:46 +0000")
Andy Koppe <andy.koppe@gmail.com> writes:
> The git-checkout command without pathspecs automatically detaches HEAD
> when switching to something other than a branch, whereas git-switch
> requires the --detach option to do so.
>
> Add configuration variable checkout.autoDetach to choose the behavior
> for both: true for automatic detaching, false for requiring --detach.
>
> Amend their documentation and tests accordingly.
>
> Signed-off-by: Andy Koppe <andy.koppe@gmail.com>
> ---
"switch" was meant to be an experimental command to sort out this
kind of UI ideas, and I think the fact that it requires a more
explicit "--detach", where experienced users might just say "git
checkout that-branch^0", has established itself as a more friendly
and good thing to help new users. I do not know how others react to
this kind of proliferation of configuration variables, but I do not
mind this particular variable existing.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2023-11-12 6:05 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2023-11-11 22:42 [PATCH] checkout: add config variable checkout.autoDetach Andy Koppe
2023-11-12 6:04 ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2023-11-12 9:15 ` Andy Koppe
2023-11-13 15:07 ` Phillip Wood
2023-11-14 0:48 ` Junio C Hamano
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