Re: [PATCH 1/3] checkout.c: add strict usage of -- before file_path

2018-05-14 Thread Duy Nguyen
On Mon, May 14, 2018 at 04:52:53PM +0200, Duy Nguyen wrote: > On Sun, May 13, 2018 at 11:02 PM, Kevin Daudt wrote: > > One data point indicating this is giving issues is that today on IRC a > > user was confused why `git checkout pt` did not show any message and did > > not

Re: [PATCH 1/3] checkout.c: add strict usage of -- before file_path

2018-05-14 Thread Duy Nguyen
On Sun, May 13, 2018 at 11:02 PM, Kevin Daudt wrote: > One data point indicating this is giving issues is that today on IRC a > user was confused why `git checkout pt` did not show any message and did > not checkout a remote branch called 'pt' as they expected. It turned out >

Re: [PATCH 1/3] checkout.c: add strict usage of -- before file_path

2018-05-13 Thread Junio C Hamano
Duy Nguyen writes: > > I would like an option to revert back to current behavior. I'm not a > new user. I know what I'm doing. Please don't make me type more. I can guarantee that nobody will stay a newbie. They either become more proficient and aware of what they are doing

Re: Re: [PATCH 1/3] checkout.c: add strict usage of -- before file_path

2018-05-13 Thread Philip Oakley
From: "Dannier Castro L" On 13/05/2018 00:03, Duy Nguyen wrote: On Sun, May 13, 2018 at 4:23 AM, Dannier Castro L wrote: For GIT new users, this complicated versatility of could be very confused, also considering that actually the flag '--' is

Re: [PATCH 1/3] checkout.c: add strict usage of -- before file_path

2018-05-13 Thread Kevin Daudt
On Sat, May 12, 2018 at 08:23:32PM -0600, Dannier Castro L wrote: > Currently, is a complex command able to handle both > branches and files without any distintion other than their names, > taking into account that depending on the type (branch or file), > the functionality is completely

Re: Re: [PATCH 1/3] checkout.c: add strict usage of -- before file_path

2018-05-13 Thread SZEDER Gábor
> On 13/05/2018 00:03, Duy Nguyen wrote: > > > On Sun, May 13, 2018 at 4:23 AM, Dannier Castro L > > wrote: > >> For GIT new users, this complicated versatility of could > >> be very confused, also considering that actually the flag '--' is > >> completely useless (added

Re: Re: [PATCH 1/3] checkout.c: add strict usage of -- before file_path

2018-05-13 Thread Dannier Castro L
On 13/05/2018 00:03, Duy Nguyen wrote: On Sun, May 13, 2018 at 4:23 AM, Dannier Castro L wrote: For GIT new users, this complicated versatility of could be very confused, also considering that actually the flag '--' is completely useless (added or not, there is not any

Re: [PATCH 1/3] checkout.c: add strict usage of -- before file_path

2018-05-13 Thread Matthieu Moy
"Dannier Castro L" wrote: > Currently, is a complex command able to handle both > branches and files without any distintion other than their names, > taking into account that depending on the type (branch or file), > the functionality is completely different, the easier

Re: [PATCH 1/3] checkout.c: add strict usage of -- before file_path

2018-05-13 Thread Duy Nguyen
On Sun, May 13, 2018 at 4:23 AM, Dannier Castro L wrote: > Currently, is a complex command able to handle both > branches and files without any distintion other than their names, > taking into account that depending on the type (branch or file), > the functionality is

[PATCH 1/3] checkout.c: add strict usage of -- before file_path

2018-05-12 Thread Dannier Castro L
Currently, is a complex command able to handle both branches and files without any distintion other than their names, taking into account that depending on the type (branch or file), the functionality is completely different, the easier example: $ git checkout # Switch from current branch to .