ret = 1;
} else {
struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
- printf("Deleted %sbranch %s (%s).\n", remote,
+ printf("Deleted %sbranch %s (was %s).\n", remote,
bname.buf,
find_unique_abbrev(sha1, DEFAULT_ABBREV));
strbuf_addf(&buf, "branch.%s", bname.buf);
struct strbuf oldref = STRBUF_INIT, newref = STRBUF_INIT, logmsg = STRBUF_INIT;
unsigned char sha1[20];
struct strbuf oldsection = STRBUF_INIT, newsection = STRBUF_INIT;
+ int recovery = 0;
if (!oldname)
die("cannot rename the current branch while not on any.");
- strbuf_branchname(&oldref, oldname);
- strbuf_splice(&oldref, 0, 0, "refs/heads/", 11);
- if (check_ref_format(oldref.buf))
- die("Invalid branch name: '%s'", oldname);
+ if (strbuf_check_branch_ref(&oldref, oldname)) {
+ /*
+ * Bad name --- this could be an attempt to rename a
+ * ref that we used to allow to be created by accident.
+ */
+ if (resolve_ref(oldref.buf, sha1, 1, NULL))
+ recovery = 1;
+ else
+ die("Invalid branch name: '%s'", oldname);
+ }
- strbuf_branchname(&newref, newname);
- strbuf_splice(&newref, 0, 0, "refs/heads/", 11);
- if (check_ref_format(newref.buf))
+ if (strbuf_check_branch_ref(&newref, newname))
die("Invalid branch name: '%s'", newname);
if (resolve_ref(newref.buf, sha1, 1, NULL) && !force)
die("Branch rename failed");
strbuf_release(&logmsg);
+ if (recovery)
+ warning("Renamed a misnamed branch '%s' away", oldref.buf + 11);
+
/* no need to pass logmsg here as HEAD didn't really move */
if (!strcmp(oldname, head) && create_symref("HEAD", newref.buf, NULL))
die("Branch renamed to %s, but HEAD is not updated!", newname);