From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Piotr Krukowiecki <piotr.krukowiecki@gmail.com>
Subject: [bug] git checkout lies about number of ahead commits when switching
 from detached HEAD
Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2011 22:53:13 +0100
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It says "by 0 commits" when going back from detached HEAD to
master branch:


$ git checkout HEAD^

$ git checkout master
Previous HEAD position was af4c62a... Merge branch 'maint'
Switched to branch 'master'
Your branch is ahead of 'origin/master' by 0 commits.
                                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^

$ git status
# On branch master
# Your branch is ahead of 'origin/master' by 1 commit.
                                          ^^^^^^^^^^^

#
nothing to commit (working directory clean)


-- 
Piotr Krukowiecki