Re: Caution when removing git branches - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Martijn van Oosterhout
Subject Re: Caution when removing git branches
Date
Msg-id 20110126163235.GB7172@svana.org
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In response to Caution when removing git branches  (Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>)
Responses Re: Caution when removing git branches  (Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>)
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On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 11:26:04AM -0500, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> For those of you using git, I wanted to point out that it is fairly easy
> to remove git branches.  For example, I can easily remove a branch on
> my github repository using:
>
>     $ git branch -d :branch_name
>
> I don't believe that is revertable.  What is scarey is that this could
> be done on our 'origin' as well.

Note: -d only works if the branch is considered "fully merged". You
need -D to override that check.

Also, it is revertable, sort of. If you know the commit ID it was, you
can:

$ git checkout <commit-id>
$ git branch <branchname>
$ git checkout <branchname>

This will work as long as "git gc" hasn't been run since the delete. If
it's referenced from somewhere else then it will work even after
garbage collection.

Have a nice day,
--
Martijn van Oosterhout   <kleptog@svana.org>   http://svana.org/kleptog/
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> when hate for people other than your own comes first.
>                                       - Charles de Gaulle

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