The previous iteration of the same can be found:
http://www.mail-archive.com/git@vger.kernel.org/msg78153.html
Changes in this version:
* use ref_default_sorting()
* Improve documentation, comments and commit message.
Karthik Nayak (8):
branch: refactor width computation
branch: bump get_head_description() to the top
branch: roll show_detached HEAD into regular ref_list
branch: move 'current' check down to the presentation layer
branch: drop non-commit error reporting
branch.c: use 'ref-filter' data structures
branch.c: use 'ref-filter' APIs
branch: add '--points-at' option
Documentation/git-branch.txt | 16 +-
builtin/branch.c | 502 +++++++++++++------------------------------
ref-filter.c | 2 +-
ref-filter.h | 6 +-
t/t1430-bad-ref-name.sh | 31 ++-
t/t3203-branch-output.sh | 20 ++
6 files changed, 211 insertions(+), 366 deletions(-)
Interdiff:
diff --git a/builtin/branch.c b/builtin/branch.c
index b0a96e1..b7a60f4 100644
--- a/builtin/branch.c
+++ b/builtin/branch.c
@@ -479,8 +479,6 @@ static void print_ref_list(struct ref_filter *filter,
struct ref_sorting *sortin
struct ref_array array;
int maxwidth = 0;
const char *remote_prefix = "";
- struct ref_sorting def_sorting;
- const char *sort_type = "refname";
/*
* If we are listing more than just remote branches,
@@ -498,12 +496,15 @@ static void print_ref_list(struct ref_filter *filter,
struct ref_sorting *sortin
if (filter->verbose)
maxwidth = calc_maxwidth(&array, strlen(remote_prefix));
- if (!sorting) {
- def_sorting.next = NULL;
- def_sorting.atom = parse_ref_filter_atom(sort_type,
- sort_type +
strlen(sort_type));
- sorting = &def_sorting;
- }
+ /*
+ * If no sorting parameter is given then we default to sorting
+ * by 'refname'. This would give us an alphabetically sorted
+ * array with the 'HEAD' ref at the beginning followed by
+ * local branches 'refs/heads/...' and finally remote-tacking
+ * branches 'refs/remotes/...'.
+ */
+ if (!sorting)
+ sorting = ref_default_sorting();
ref_array_sort(sorting, &array);
diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
index 647a9cf..03c7af1 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-branch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
@@ -237,8 +235,11 @@ start-point is either a local or remote-tracking branch.
order of the value. You may use the --sort=<key> option
multiple times, in which case the last key becomes the primary
key. The keys supported are the same as those in `git
- for-each-ref`. Sort order defaults to sorting based on branch
- type.
+ for-each-ref`. Sort order defaults to sorting based on the
+ full refname (including `refs/...` prefix). This lists
+ detached HEAD (if present) first, then local branches and
+ finally remote-tracking branches.
+
--points-at <object>::
Only list branches of the given object.
--
2.5.1
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