int force;
int writeout_error;
- char *new_branch;
+ const char *new_branch;
int new_branch_log;
enum branch_track track;
};
}
/*
- * If the new thing isn't a branch and isn't HEAD and we're
- * not starting a new branch, and we want messages, and we
- * weren't on a branch, and we're moving to a new commit,
- * describe the old commit.
+ * If we were on a detached HEAD, but we are now moving to
+ * a new commit, we want to mention the old commit once more
+ * to remind the user that it might be lost.
*/
- if (!new->path && strcmp(new->name, "HEAD") && !opts->new_branch &&
- !opts->quiet && !old.path && new->commit != old.commit)
+ if (!opts->quiet && !old.path && new->commit != old.commit)
describe_detached_head("Previous HEAD position was", old.commit);
if (!old.commit) {
OPT_BOOLEAN('m', NULL, &opts.merge, "merge"),
OPT_END(),
};
+ int has_dash_dash;
memset(&opts, 0, sizeof(opts));
memset(&new, 0, sizeof(new));
git_config(git_default_config, NULL);
- opts.track = git_branch_track;
+ opts.track = BRANCH_TRACK_UNSPECIFIED;
+
+ argc = parse_options(argc, argv, options, checkout_usage,
+ PARSE_OPT_KEEP_DASHDASH);
+
+ /* --track without -b should DWIM */
+ if (0 < opts.track && !opts.new_branch) {
+ const char *argv0 = argv[0];
+ if (!argc || !strcmp(argv0, "--"))
+ die ("--track needs a branch name");
+ if (!prefixcmp(argv0, "refs/"))
+ argv0 += 5;
+ if (!prefixcmp(argv0, "remotes/"))
+ argv0 += 8;
+ argv0 = strchr(argv0, '/');
+ if (!argv0 || !argv0[1])
+ die ("Missing branch name; try -b");
+ opts.new_branch = argv0 + 1;
+ }
+
+ if (opts.track == BRANCH_TRACK_UNSPECIFIED)
+ opts.track = git_branch_track;
+
+ if (opts.force && opts.merge)
+ die("git checkout: -f and -m are incompatible");
- argc = parse_options(argc, argv, options, checkout_usage, 0);
+ /*
+ * case 1: git checkout <ref> -- [<paths>]
+ *
+ * <ref> must be a valid tree, everything after the '--' must be
+ * a path.
+ *
+ * case 2: git checkout -- [<paths>]
+ *
+ * everything after the '--' must be paths.
+ *
+ * case 3: git checkout <something> [<paths>]
+ *
+ * With no paths, if <something> is a commit, that is to
+ * switch to the branch or detach HEAD at it.
+ *
+ * Otherwise <something> shall not be ambiguous.
+ * - If it's *only* a reference, treat it like case (1).
+ * - If it's only a path, treat it like case (2).
+ * - else: fail.
+ *
+ */
if (argc) {
+ if (!strcmp(argv[0], "--")) { /* case (2) */
+ argv++;
+ argc--;
+ goto no_reference;
+ }
+
arg = argv[0];
- if (get_sha1(arg, rev))
- ;
- else if ((new.commit = lookup_commit_reference_gently(rev, 1))) {
+ has_dash_dash = (argc > 1) && !strcmp(argv[1], "--");
+
+ if (get_sha1(arg, rev)) {
+ if (has_dash_dash) /* case (1) */
+ die("invalid reference: %s", arg);
+ goto no_reference; /* case (3 -> 2) */
+ }
+
+ /* we can't end up being in (2) anymore, eat the argument */
+ argv++;
+ argc--;
+
+ if ((new.commit = lookup_commit_reference_gently(rev, 1))) {
new.name = arg;
setup_branch_path(&new);
if (resolve_ref(new.path, rev, 1, NULL))
new.path = NULL;
parse_commit(new.commit);
source_tree = new.commit->tree;
- argv++;
- argc--;
- } else if ((source_tree = parse_tree_indirect(rev))) {
+ } else
+ source_tree = parse_tree_indirect(rev);
+
+ if (!source_tree) /* case (1): want a tree */
+ die("reference is not a tree: %s", arg);
+ if (!has_dash_dash) {/* case (3 -> 1) */
+ /*
+ * Do not complain the most common case
+ * git checkout branch
+ * even if there happen to be a file called 'branch';
+ * it would be extremely annoying.
+ */
+ if (argc)
+ verify_non_filename(NULL, arg);
+ }
+ else {
argv++;
argc--;
}
}
- if (argc && !strcmp(argv[0], "--")) {
- argv++;
- argc--;
- }
-
- if (!opts.new_branch && (opts.track != git_branch_track))
- die("git checkout: --track and --no-track require -b");
-
- if (opts.force && opts.merge)
- die("git checkout: -f and -m are incompatible");
-
+no_reference:
if (argc) {
const char **pathspec = get_pathspec(prefix, argv);