From: "Kristoffer Haugsbakk" <kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail•com>
To: "Patrick Steinhardt" <ps@pks•im>
Cc: git@vger•kernel.org, "Junio C Hamano" <gitster@pobox•com>,
"D. Ben Knoble" <ben.knoble@gmail•com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 3/5] builtin/history: replace "--ref-action=print" with "--dry-run"
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:09:50 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <5cab5e92-268b-475d-9f29-13127c0641bb@app.fastmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <aZK7jmvLwu1evxUp@pks.im>
On Mon, Feb 16, 2026, at 07:39, Patrick Steinhardt wrote:
>[snip]
>> `HEAD` is mentioned here because it could be detached `HEAD`. So you
>> can’t just say the current branch.
>>
>> “the current `HEAD` reference” seems a bit much. Is this less precise?
>
> It's not, but this commit doesn't rewrite any of the description, it
> only deletes the sentence that becomes out-of-date now.
I thought I would unceremoniously bring it up since you are the
only/sole author of this document. ;)
> So I'd prefer to keep this as-is if you don't mind.
Yeah that’s okay. :)
>
> If you feel strongly I'm happy to add another commit on top.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-02-18 16:10 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 34+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-02-12 12:44 [PATCH 0/4] builtin/history: some smaller UI improvements Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-12 12:44 ` [PATCH 1/4] builtin/history: perform revwalk checks before asking for user input Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-12 20:04 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-13 5:51 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-13 17:02 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-12 12:44 ` [PATCH 2/4] builtin/history: check for merges " Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-12 22:20 ` D. Ben Knoble
2026-02-12 22:26 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-13 5:51 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-13 5:51 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-13 13:42 ` Ben Knoble
2026-02-12 12:44 ` [PATCH 3/4] builtin/history: replace "--ref-action=print" with "--dry-run" Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-12 20:19 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-13 5:50 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-12 22:20 ` D. Ben Knoble
2026-02-13 5:50 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-12 12:44 ` [PATCH 4/4] builtin/history: rename "--ref-action=" to "--update-refs=" Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-13 9:12 ` [PATCH v2 0/5] builtin/history: some smaller UI improvements Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-13 9:12 ` [PATCH v2 1/5] builtin/history: perform revwalk checks before asking for user input Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-13 17:20 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-13 9:12 ` [PATCH v2 2/5] builtin/history: check for merges " Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-13 9:12 ` [PATCH v2 3/5] builtin/history: replace "--ref-action=print" with "--dry-run" Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-13 17:30 ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2026-02-16 6:39 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-18 16:09 ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk [this message]
2026-02-13 9:12 ` [PATCH v2 4/5] builtin/history: rename "--ref-action=" to "--update-refs=" Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-13 9:12 ` [PATCH v2 5/5] Documentation/git-history: document default for "--update-refs=" Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-13 17:21 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-16 6:45 ` [PATCH v3 0/5] builtin/history: some smaller UI improvements Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-16 6:45 ` [PATCH v3 1/5] builtin/history: perform revwalk checks before asking for user input Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-16 6:45 ` [PATCH v3 2/5] builtin/history: check for merges " Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-16 6:45 ` [PATCH v3 3/5] builtin/history: replace "--ref-action=print" with "--dry-run" Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-16 6:45 ` [PATCH v3 4/5] builtin/history: rename "--ref-action=" to "--update-refs=" Patrick Steinhardt
2026-02-16 6:45 ` [PATCH v3 5/5] Documentation/git-history: document default for "--update-refs=" Patrick Steinhardt
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