return 0;
}
-int validate_new_branchname(const char *name, struct strbuf *ref, int force)
+int validate_new_branchname(const char *name, struct strbuf *ref,
+ int force, int attr_only)
{
- const char *head;
- unsigned char sha1[20];
-
if (strbuf_check_branch_ref(ref, name))
die("'%s' is not a valid branch name.", name);
if (!ref_exists(ref->buf))
return 0;
- else if (!force)
+ else if (!force && !attr_only)
die("A branch named '%s' already exists.", ref->buf + strlen("refs/heads/"));
- head = resolve_ref("HEAD", sha1, 0, NULL);
- if (!is_bare_repository() && head && !strcmp(head, ref->buf))
- die("Cannot force update the current branch.");
+ if (!attr_only) {
+ const char *head;
+ unsigned char sha1[20];
+ head = resolve_ref("HEAD", sha1, 0, NULL);
+ if (!is_bare_repository() && head && !strcmp(head, ref->buf))
+ die("Cannot force update the current branch.");
+ }
return 1;
}
if (track == BRANCH_TRACK_EXPLICIT || track == BRANCH_TRACK_OVERRIDE)
explicit_tracking = 1;
- if (validate_new_branchname(name, &ref, force || track == BRANCH_TRACK_OVERRIDE)) {
+ if (validate_new_branchname(name, &ref, force,
+ track == BRANCH_TRACK_OVERRIDE)) {
if (!force)
dont_change_ref = 1;
else