ref-filter: implement %(if:equals=<string>) and %(if:notequals=<string>)

diff --git a/Documentation/git-check-ref-format.txt b/Documentation/git-check-ref-format.txt
index cbbedea17149539b0c50581e26aab6b7b19f41af..8611a99120eb1c7070b64f80b39b1526225a8019 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-check-ref-format.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-check-ref-format.txt
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ OPTIONS
        Interpret <refname> as a reference name pattern for a refspec
        (as used with remote repositories).  If this option is
        enabled, <refname> is allowed to contain a single `*`
-       in place of a one full pathname component (e.g.,
-       `foo/*/bar` but not `foo/bar*`).
+       in the refspec (e.g., `foo/bar*/baz` or `foo/bar*baz/`
+       but not `foo/bar*/baz*`).
 
 --normalize::
        Normalize 'refname' by removing any leading slash (`/`)
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ $ git check-ref-format --branch @{-1}
 * Determine the reference name to use for a new branch:
 +
 ------------
-$ ref=$(git check-ref-format --normalize "refs/heads/$newbranch") ||
-die "we do not like '$newbranch' as a branch name."
+$ ref=$(git check-ref-format --normalize "refs/heads/$newbranch")||
+{ echo "we do not like '$newbranch' as a branch name." >&2 ; exit 1 ; }
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