*/
#define REF_UPDATE_VIA_HEAD 0x100
+/*
+ * Used as a flag in ref_update::flags when the loose reference has
+ * been deleted.
+ */
+#define REF_DELETED_LOOSE 0x200
+
/*
* Return true iff refname is minimally safe. "Safe" here means that
* deleting a loose reference by this name will not do any damage, for
* This function does not check that the reference name is legal; for
* that, use check_refname_format().
*
- * We consider a refname that starts with "refs/" to be safe as long
- * as any ".." components that it might contain do not escape "refs/".
- * Names that do not start with "refs/" are considered safe iff they
- * consist entirely of upper case characters and '_' (like "HEAD" and
- * "MERGE_HEAD" but not "config" or "FOO/BAR").
+ * A refname that starts with "refs/" is considered safe iff it
+ * doesn't contain any "." or ".." components or consecutive '/'
+ * characters, end with '/', or (on Windows) contain any '\'
+ * characters. Names that do not start with "refs/" are considered
+ * safe iff they consist entirely of upper case characters and '_'
+ * (like "HEAD" and "MERGE_HEAD" but not "config" or "FOO/BAR").
*/
int refname_is_safe(const char *refname);
*/
int copy_reflog_msg(char *buf, const char *msg);
-int should_autocreate_reflog(const char *refname);
-
/**
* Information needed for a single ref update. Set new_sha1 to the new
* value or to null_sha1 to delete the ref. To check the old value
/*
* One or more of REF_HAVE_NEW, REF_HAVE_OLD, REF_NODEREF,
- * REF_DELETING, REF_ISPRUNING, REF_LOG_ONLY, and
- * REF_UPDATE_VIA_HEAD:
+ * REF_DELETING, REF_ISPRUNING, REF_LOG_ONLY,
+ * REF_UPDATE_VIA_HEAD, REF_NEEDS_COMMIT, and
+ * REF_DELETED_LOOSE:
*/
unsigned int flags;