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)