feat(revset): add + as shortcut for "only child" #1461
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This adds
+as a postfix revset operator that evaluates tosole(children(...)). I chose+because it matches the similar operator injjrevsets, but I didn't add-for symmetry because I didn't feel the need since we already have~and^.Note that I chose
sole(...)because I have found that I (almost?) always wanted this shorthand in cases where there is only 1 child, and if I wanted all children, I could reach for the regularchildren(...)function. I don't think I care about this that strongly, though, and I'd be OK to removesole(...)if preferred.Handy use cases:
+or++instead of copying the commit you really want :)git move -s prev-branch+ -d maingit next:git sw @+