describe_detached_head(_("HEAD is now at"), new->commit);
}
} else if (new->path) { /* Switch branches. */
- create_symref("HEAD", new->path, msg.buf);
+ if (create_symref("HEAD", new->path, msg.buf) < 0)
+ die("unable to update HEAD");
if (!opts->quiet) {
if (old->path && !strcmp(new->path, old->path)) {
if (opts->new_branch_force)
*/
int recover_with_dwim = dwim_new_local_branch_ok;
- if (check_filename(NULL, arg) && !has_dash_dash)
+ if (!has_dash_dash &&
+ (check_filename(NULL, arg) || !no_wildcard(arg)))
recover_with_dwim = 0;
/*
* Accept "git checkout foo" and "git checkout foo --"