int force;
int writeout_error;
- char *new_branch;
+ const char *new_branch;
int new_branch_log;
enum branch_track track;
};
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);
- if (!opts.new_branch && (opts.track != git_branch_track))
- die("git checkout: --track and --no-track require -b");
+ /* --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");