Junio C Hamano wrote (2008-04-22 13:45 -0700):

quoted text
> I thought the original poster's example was
> 
> 	git push $there $commit:branch2
> 
> where $commit happened to be "branch1".  Would we dwim
> 
> 	git push $there branch1~4:this_is_known_ok
> 
> to refs/heads/?

I guess this is what I meant. My original question was about
inconsistent user interface: "git push $there branch1" creates branch1
on the remote side (if it does not exist) but "git push $there
branch1:branch2" gives an error if branch2 does not exist
(branch1:refs/heads/branch2 is required).

The case has become much more complicated since, so I just speak aloud
my hope that need for refs/ paths in common situations would be reduced
to minimum.
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