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The previous step to teach "log --decorate" to show "HEAD -> master" instead of "HEAD, master" when showing the commit at the tip of the 'master' branch, when the 'master' branch is checked out, did not work for "log --decorate=full". The commands in the "log" family prepare commit decorations for all refs upfront, and the actual string used in a decoration depends on how load_ref_decorations() is called very early in the process. By default, "git log --decorate" stores names with common prefixes such as "refs/heads" stripped; "git log --decorate=full" stores the full refnames. When the current_pointed_by_HEAD() function has to decide if "HEAD" points at the branch a decoration describes, however, what was passed to load_ref_decorations() to decide to strip (or keep) such a common prefix is long lost. This makes it impossible to reliably tell if a decoration that stores "refs/heads/master", for example, is the 'master' branch (under "--decorate" with prefix omitted) or 'refs/heads/master' branch (under "--decorate=full"). Keep what was passed to load_ref_decorations() in a global next to the global variable name_decoration, and use that to decide how to match what was read from "HEAD" and what is in a decoration. Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Git - the stupid content tracker
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"git" can mean anything, depending on your mood.
- random three-letter combination that is pronounceable, and not
actually used by any common UNIX command. The fact that it is a
mispronunciation of "get" may or may not be relevant.
- stupid. contemptible and despicable. simple. Take your pick from the
dictionary of slang.
- "global information tracker": you're in a good mood, and it actually
works for you. Angels sing, and a light suddenly fills the room.
- "goddamn idiotic truckload of sh*t": when it breaks
Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an
unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations
and full access to internals.
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Please read the file INSTALL for installation instructions.
See Documentation/gittutorial.txt to get started, then see
Documentation/giteveryday.txt for a useful minimum set of commands, and
Documentation/git-commandname.txt for documentation of each command.
If git has been correctly installed, then the tutorial can also be
read with "man gittutorial" or "git help tutorial", and the
documentation of each command with "man git-commandname" or "git help
commandname".
CVS users may also want to read Documentation/gitcvs-migration.txt
("man gitcvs-migration" or "git help cvs-migration" if git is
installed).
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