void create_branch(const char *head, const char *name, const char *start_name,
int force, int reflog, enum branch_track track);
+/*
+ * Validates that the requested branch may be created, returning the
+ * interpreted ref in ref, force indicates whether (non-head) branches
+ * may be overwritten. A non-zero return value indicates that the force
+ * parameter was non-zero and the branch already exists.
+ */
+int validate_new_branchname(const char *name, struct strbuf *ref, int force);
+
/*
* Remove information about the state of working on the current
* branch. (E.g., MERGE_HEAD)
void remove_branch_state(void);
/*
- * Configure local branch "local" to merge remote branch "remote"
- * taken from origin "origin".
+ * Configure local branch "local" as downstream to branch "remote"
+ * from remote "origin". Used by git branch --set-upstream.
*/
#define BRANCH_CONFIG_VERBOSE 01
extern void install_branch_config(int flag, const char *local, const char *origin, const char *remote);