git notes


git config --add remote.origin.fetch '+refs/notes/*:refs/notes/*'
git config notes.displayRef 'refs/notes/*'


git fetch origin refs/notes/review:refs/notes/review
git config --add remote.origin.fetch refs/notes/review:refs/notes/review
git fetch
git log --show-notes=review

Git Notes: git's coolest, most unloved feature - Tyler Cipriani

the short of it is: they're cool for appending notes from automated systems (like ticket or build systems) but not really for having interactive conversations with other developers (at least not yet) - Scott Chacon, GitHub.blog, Aug. 2010 Git notes are almost a secret. They're buried by their own distressing usability.

https://tylercipriani.com/blog/2022/11/19/git-notes-gits-coolest-most-unloved-feature/

Git Notes: git's coolest, most unloved feature - Tyler Cipriani

The refs/notes/review namespace

refs/notes/review is a special reference that this plugin creates on repositories to store information about code reviews. When a repository is cloned from Gerrit, the refs/notes/review reference is not included by default.

https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/reviewnotes/+/refs/heads/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/refs-notes-review.md

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