Barry Smith <[email protected]> writes:

>   What part of delete does git not understand? How the f do I get rid of the 
> damn branch completely  so I can create a new one with the same name and use 
> it?
>
>
> ~/Src/petsc/src/ts/examples/tutorials/advection-diffusion-reaction  master $ 
> git branch -D barry/saws-update
> Deleted branch barry/saws-update (was 9f236db).

This really deleted the branch.

> ~/Src/petsc/src/ts/examples/tutorials/advection-diffusion-reaction  master $ 
> git branch barry/saws-update

This created a new branch at your current HEAD.

> ~/Src/petsc/src/ts/examples/tutorials/advection-diffusion-reaction  master $ 
> git checkout barry/saws-update
> M       include/petscoptions.h
> M       include/petscviewer.h
> M       src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/string/stringv.c
> M       src/sys/objects/aoptions.c
> M       src/sys/objects/options.c
> M       src/sys/objects/pinit.c
> Switched to branch 'barry/saws-update'

This checked out that branch, so HEAD points at the new branch, but the
working tree is the same, and Git tells you what is modified in your
working tree.

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