On 23.12.2020 18:04, Lev Serebryakov wrote: > On 23.12.2020 17:32, Michael Grimm wrote: > >> git-branch(1): >> With a -m or -M option, <oldbranch> will be renamed to <newbranch>. If > ==============================================^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >> <oldbranch> had a corresponding reflog, it is renamed to match >> <newbranch>, and a reflog entry is created to remember the branch >> renaming. If <newbranch> exists, -M must be used to force the rename to >> happen. >> >> I don't understand that text completely, because I don't know what a reflog is, yet ;-) >> >> Thus: Should I use "-m" or "-M" in my scenario when switching from stable/12 to stable/13 in the near future? > You should not use any options if you want to switch your working copy to new branch. `-m` and `-M` *renames* branch! I'm idiot today, it is `git checkout <exisitng-branch>` of course. -- // Lev SerebryakovReceived on Wed Dec 23 2020 - 14:09:08 UTC
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