Git 2.7.6
[gitweb.git] / builtin / branch.c
index baaa44c1ae23b6dbf761e358eab6ffb51a02b871..7b45b6bd6b80613de9f894cfbe8e9d2dcae77b09 100644 (file)
 #include "column.h"
 #include "utf8.h"
 #include "wt-status.h"
+#include "ref-filter.h"
 
 static const char * const builtin_branch_usage[] = {
        N_("git branch [<options>] [-r | -a] [--merged | --no-merged]"),
        N_("git branch [<options>] [-l] [-f] <branch-name> [<start-point>]"),
        N_("git branch [<options>] [-r] (-d | -D) <branch-name>..."),
        N_("git branch [<options>] (-m | -M) [<old-branch>] <new-branch>"),
+       N_("git branch [<options>] [-r | -a] [--points-at]"),
        NULL
 };
 
-#define REF_LOCAL_BRANCH    0x01
-#define REF_REMOTE_BRANCH   0x02
-
 static const char *head;
 static unsigned char head_sha1[20];
 
@@ -52,13 +51,6 @@ enum color_branch {
        BRANCH_COLOR_UPSTREAM = 5
 };
 
-static enum merge_filter {
-       NO_FILTER = 0,
-       SHOW_NOT_MERGED,
-       SHOW_MERGED
-} merge_filter;
-static unsigned char merge_filter_ref[20];
-
 static struct string_list output = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
 static unsigned int colopts;
 
@@ -121,7 +113,7 @@ static int branch_merged(int kind, const char *name,
        void *reference_name_to_free = NULL;
        int merged;
 
-       if (kind == REF_LOCAL_BRANCH) {
+       if (kind == FILTER_REFS_BRANCHES) {
                struct branch *branch = branch_get(name);
                const char *upstream = branch_get_upstream(branch, NULL);
                unsigned char sha1[20];
@@ -199,14 +191,14 @@ static int delete_branches(int argc, const char **argv, int force, int kinds,
        struct strbuf bname = STRBUF_INIT;
 
        switch (kinds) {
-       case REF_REMOTE_BRANCH:
+       case FILTER_REFS_REMOTES:
                fmt = "refs/remotes/%s";
                /* For subsequent UI messages */
                remote_branch = 1;
 
                force = 1;
                break;
-       case REF_LOCAL_BRANCH:
+       case FILTER_REFS_BRANCHES:
                fmt = "refs/heads/%s";
                break;
        default:
@@ -223,7 +215,7 @@ static int delete_branches(int argc, const char **argv, int force, int kinds,
                int flags = 0;
 
                strbuf_branchname(&bname, argv[i]);
-               if (kinds == REF_LOCAL_BRANCH && !strcmp(head, bname.buf)) {
+               if (kinds == FILTER_REFS_BRANCHES && !strcmp(head, bname.buf)) {
                        error(_("Cannot delete the branch '%s' "
                              "which you are currently on."), bname.buf);
                        ret = 1;
@@ -279,147 +271,6 @@ static int delete_branches(int argc, const char **argv, int force, int kinds,
        return(ret);
 }
 
-struct ref_item {
-       char *name;
-       char *dest;
-       unsigned int kind, width;
-       struct commit *commit;
-       int ignore;
-};
-
-struct ref_list {
-       struct rev_info revs;
-       int index, alloc, maxwidth, verbose, abbrev;
-       struct ref_item *list;
-       struct commit_list *with_commit;
-       int kinds;
-};
-
-static char *resolve_symref(const char *src, const char *prefix)
-{
-       unsigned char sha1[20];
-       int flag;
-       const char *dst;
-
-       dst = resolve_ref_unsafe(src, 0, sha1, &flag);
-       if (!(dst && (flag & REF_ISSYMREF)))
-               return NULL;
-       if (prefix)
-               skip_prefix(dst, prefix, &dst);
-       return xstrdup(dst);
-}
-
-struct append_ref_cb {
-       struct ref_list *ref_list;
-       const char **pattern;
-       int ret;
-};
-
-static int match_patterns(const char **pattern, const char *refname)
-{
-       if (!*pattern)
-               return 1; /* no pattern always matches */
-       while (*pattern) {
-               if (!wildmatch(*pattern, refname, 0, NULL))
-                       return 1;
-               pattern++;
-       }
-       return 0;
-}
-
-static int append_ref(const char *refname, const struct object_id *oid, int flags, void *cb_data)
-{
-       struct append_ref_cb *cb = (struct append_ref_cb *)(cb_data);
-       struct ref_list *ref_list = cb->ref_list;
-       struct ref_item *newitem;
-       struct commit *commit;
-       int kind, i;
-       const char *prefix, *orig_refname = refname;
-
-       static struct {
-               int kind;
-               const char *prefix;
-       } ref_kind[] = {
-               { REF_LOCAL_BRANCH, "refs/heads/" },
-               { REF_REMOTE_BRANCH, "refs/remotes/" },
-       };
-
-       /* Detect kind */
-       for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(ref_kind); i++) {
-               prefix = ref_kind[i].prefix;
-               if (skip_prefix(refname, prefix, &refname)) {
-                       kind = ref_kind[i].kind;
-                       break;
-               }
-       }
-       if (ARRAY_SIZE(ref_kind) <= i)
-               return 0;
-
-       /* Don't add types the caller doesn't want */
-       if ((kind & ref_list->kinds) == 0)
-               return 0;
-
-       if (!match_patterns(cb->pattern, refname))
-               return 0;
-
-       commit = NULL;
-       if (ref_list->verbose || ref_list->with_commit || merge_filter != NO_FILTER) {
-               commit = lookup_commit_reference_gently(oid->hash, 1);
-               if (!commit) {
-                       cb->ret = error(_("branch '%s' does not point at a commit"), refname);
-                       return 0;
-               }
-
-               /* Filter with with_commit if specified */
-               if (!is_descendant_of(commit, ref_list->with_commit))
-                       return 0;
-
-               if (merge_filter != NO_FILTER)
-                       add_pending_object(&ref_list->revs,
-                                          (struct object *)commit, refname);
-       }
-
-       ALLOC_GROW(ref_list->list, ref_list->index + 1, ref_list->alloc);
-
-       /* Record the new item */
-       newitem = &(ref_list->list[ref_list->index++]);
-       newitem->name = xstrdup(refname);
-       newitem->kind = kind;
-       newitem->commit = commit;
-       newitem->width = utf8_strwidth(refname);
-       newitem->dest = resolve_symref(orig_refname, prefix);
-       newitem->ignore = 0;
-       /* adjust for "remotes/" */
-       if (newitem->kind == REF_REMOTE_BRANCH &&
-           ref_list->kinds != REF_REMOTE_BRANCH)
-               newitem->width += 8;
-       if (newitem->width > ref_list->maxwidth)
-               ref_list->maxwidth = newitem->width;
-
-       return 0;
-}
-
-static void free_ref_list(struct ref_list *ref_list)
-{
-       int i;
-
-       for (i = 0; i < ref_list->index; i++) {
-               free(ref_list->list[i].name);
-               free(ref_list->list[i].dest);
-       }
-       free(ref_list->list);
-}
-
-static int ref_cmp(const void *r1, const void *r2)
-{
-       struct ref_item *c1 = (struct ref_item *)(r1);
-       struct ref_item *c2 = (struct ref_item *)(r2);
-
-       if (c1->kind != c2->kind)
-               return c1->kind - c2->kind;
-       return strcmp(c1->name, c2->name);
-}
-
 static void fill_tracking_info(struct strbuf *stat, const char *branch_name,
                int show_upstream_ref)
 {
@@ -482,8 +333,8 @@ static void fill_tracking_info(struct strbuf *stat, const char *branch_name,
        free(ref);
 }
 
-static void add_verbose_info(struct strbuf *out, struct ref_item *item,
-                            int verbose, int abbrev)
+static void add_verbose_info(struct strbuf *out, struct ref_array_item *item,
+                            struct ref_filter *filter, const char *refname)
 {
        struct strbuf subject = STRBUF_INIT, stat = STRBUF_INIT;
        const char *sub = _(" **** invalid ref ****");
@@ -494,32 +345,74 @@ static void add_verbose_info(struct strbuf *out, struct ref_item *item,
                sub = subject.buf;
        }
 
-       if (item->kind == REF_LOCAL_BRANCH)
-               fill_tracking_info(&stat, item->name, verbose > 1);
+       if (item->kind == FILTER_REFS_BRANCHES)
+               fill_tracking_info(&stat, refname, filter->verbose > 1);
 
        strbuf_addf(out, " %s %s%s",
-               find_unique_abbrev(item->commit->object.sha1, abbrev),
+               find_unique_abbrev(item->commit->object.oid.hash, filter->abbrev),
                stat.buf, sub);
        strbuf_release(&stat);
        strbuf_release(&subject);
 }
 
-static void print_ref_item(struct ref_item *item, int maxwidth, int verbose,
-                          int abbrev, int current, char *prefix)
+static char *get_head_description(void)
+{
+       struct strbuf desc = STRBUF_INIT;
+       struct wt_status_state state;
+       memset(&state, 0, sizeof(state));
+       wt_status_get_state(&state, 1);
+       if (state.rebase_in_progress ||
+           state.rebase_interactive_in_progress)
+               strbuf_addf(&desc, _("(no branch, rebasing %s)"),
+                           state.branch);
+       else if (state.bisect_in_progress)
+               strbuf_addf(&desc, _("(no branch, bisect started on %s)"),
+                           state.branch);
+       else if (state.detached_from) {
+               /* TRANSLATORS: make sure these match _("HEAD detached at ")
+                  and _("HEAD detached from ") in wt-status.c */
+               if (state.detached_at)
+                       strbuf_addf(&desc, _("(HEAD detached at %s)"),
+                               state.detached_from);
+               else
+                       strbuf_addf(&desc, _("(HEAD detached from %s)"),
+                               state.detached_from);
+       }
+       else
+               strbuf_addstr(&desc, _("(no branch)"));
+       free(state.branch);
+       free(state.onto);
+       free(state.detached_from);
+       return strbuf_detach(&desc, NULL);
+}
+
+static void format_and_print_ref_item(struct ref_array_item *item, int maxwidth,
+                                     struct ref_filter *filter, const char *remote_prefix)
 {
        char c;
+       int current = 0;
        int color;
        struct strbuf out = STRBUF_INIT, name = STRBUF_INIT;
-
-       if (item->ignore)
-               return;
+       const char *prefix = "";
+       const char *desc = item->refname;
+       char *to_free = NULL;
 
        switch (item->kind) {
-       case REF_LOCAL_BRANCH:
-               color = BRANCH_COLOR_LOCAL;
+       case FILTER_REFS_BRANCHES:
+               skip_prefix(desc, "refs/heads/", &desc);
+               if (!filter->detached && !strcmp(desc, head))
+                       current = 1;
+               else
+                       color = BRANCH_COLOR_LOCAL;
                break;
-       case REF_REMOTE_BRANCH:
+       case FILTER_REFS_REMOTES:
+               skip_prefix(desc, "refs/remotes/", &desc);
                color = BRANCH_COLOR_REMOTE;
+               prefix = remote_prefix;
+               break;
+       case FILTER_REFS_DETACHED_HEAD:
+               desc = to_free = get_head_description();
+               current = 1;
                break;
        default:
                color = BRANCH_COLOR_PLAIN;
@@ -532,8 +425,8 @@ static void print_ref_item(struct ref_item *item, int maxwidth, int verbose,
                color = BRANCH_COLOR_CURRENT;
        }
 
-       strbuf_addf(&name, "%s%s", prefix, item->name);
-       if (verbose) {
+       strbuf_addf(&name, "%s%s", prefix, desc);
+       if (filter->verbose) {
                int utf8_compensation = strlen(name.buf) - utf8_strwidth(name.buf);
                strbuf_addf(&out, "%c %s%-*s%s", c, branch_get_color(color),
                            maxwidth + utf8_compensation, name.buf,
@@ -542,155 +435,82 @@ static void print_ref_item(struct ref_item *item, int maxwidth, int verbose,
                strbuf_addf(&out, "%c %s%s%s", c, branch_get_color(color),
                            name.buf, branch_get_color(BRANCH_COLOR_RESET));
 
-       if (item->dest)
-               strbuf_addf(&out, " -> %s", item->dest);
-       else if (verbose)
+       if (item->symref) {
+               skip_prefix(item->symref, "refs/remotes/", &desc);
+               strbuf_addf(&out, " -> %s", desc);
+       }
+       else if (filter->verbose)
                /* " f7c0c00 [ahead 58, behind 197] vcs-svn: drop obj_pool.h" */
-               add_verbose_info(&out, item, verbose, abbrev);
+               add_verbose_info(&out, item, filter, desc);
        if (column_active(colopts)) {
-               assert(!verbose && "--column and --verbose are incompatible");
+               assert(!filter->verbose && "--column and --verbose are incompatible");
                string_list_append(&output, out.buf);
        } else {
                printf("%s\n", out.buf);
        }
        strbuf_release(&name);
        strbuf_release(&out);
+       free(to_free);
 }
 
-static int calc_maxwidth(struct ref_list *refs)
+static int calc_maxwidth(struct ref_array *refs, int remote_bonus)
 {
-       int i, w = 0;
-       for (i = 0; i < refs->index; i++) {
-               if (refs->list[i].ignore)
-                       continue;
-               if (refs->list[i].width > w)
-                       w = refs->list[i].width;
+       int i, max = 0;
+       for (i = 0; i < refs->nr; i++) {
+               struct ref_array_item *it = refs->items[i];
+               const char *desc = it->refname;
+               int w;
+
+               skip_prefix(it->refname, "refs/heads/", &desc);
+               skip_prefix(it->refname, "refs/remotes/", &desc);
+               w = utf8_strwidth(desc);
+
+               if (it->kind == FILTER_REFS_REMOTES)
+                       w += remote_bonus;
+               if (w > max)
+                       max = w;
        }
-       return w;
+       return max;
 }
 
-static char *get_head_description(void)
-{
-       struct strbuf desc = STRBUF_INIT;
-       struct wt_status_state state;
-       memset(&state, 0, sizeof(state));
-       wt_status_get_state(&state, 1);
-       if (state.rebase_in_progress ||
-           state.rebase_interactive_in_progress)
-               strbuf_addf(&desc, _("(no branch, rebasing %s)"),
-                           state.branch);
-       else if (state.bisect_in_progress)
-               strbuf_addf(&desc, _("(no branch, bisect started on %s)"),
-                           state.branch);
-       else if (state.detached_from) {
-               /* TRANSLATORS: make sure these match _("HEAD detached at ")
-                  and _("HEAD detached from ") in wt-status.c */
-               if (state.detached_at)
-                       strbuf_addf(&desc, _("(HEAD detached at %s)"),
-                               state.detached_from);
-               else
-                       strbuf_addf(&desc, _("(HEAD detached from %s)"),
-                               state.detached_from);
-       }
-       else
-               strbuf_addstr(&desc, _("(no branch)"));
-       free(state.branch);
-       free(state.onto);
-       free(state.detached_from);
-       return strbuf_detach(&desc, NULL);
-}
-
-static void show_detached(struct ref_list *ref_list)
-{
-       struct commit *head_commit = lookup_commit_reference_gently(head_sha1, 1);
-
-       if (head_commit && is_descendant_of(head_commit, ref_list->with_commit)) {
-               struct ref_item item;
-               item.name = get_head_description();
-               item.width = utf8_strwidth(item.name);
-               item.kind = REF_LOCAL_BRANCH;
-               item.dest = NULL;
-               item.commit = head_commit;
-               item.ignore = 0;
-               if (item.width > ref_list->maxwidth)
-                       ref_list->maxwidth = item.width;
-               print_ref_item(&item, ref_list->maxwidth, ref_list->verbose, ref_list->abbrev, 1, "");
-               free(item.name);
-       }
-}
-
-static int print_ref_list(int kinds, int detached, int verbose, int abbrev, struct commit_list *with_commit, const char **pattern)
+static void print_ref_list(struct ref_filter *filter, struct ref_sorting *sorting)
 {
        int i;
-       struct append_ref_cb cb;
-       struct ref_list ref_list;
-
-       memset(&ref_list, 0, sizeof(ref_list));
-       ref_list.kinds = kinds;
-       ref_list.verbose = verbose;
-       ref_list.abbrev = abbrev;
-       ref_list.with_commit = with_commit;
-       if (merge_filter != NO_FILTER)
-               init_revisions(&ref_list.revs, NULL);
-       cb.ref_list = &ref_list;
-       cb.pattern = pattern;
-       cb.ret = 0;
-       for_each_rawref(append_ref, &cb);
-       if (merge_filter != NO_FILTER) {
-               struct commit *filter;
-               filter = lookup_commit_reference_gently(merge_filter_ref, 0);
-               if (!filter)
-                       die(_("object '%s' does not point to a commit"),
-                           sha1_to_hex(merge_filter_ref));
-
-               filter->object.flags |= UNINTERESTING;
-               add_pending_object(&ref_list.revs,
-                                  (struct object *) filter, "");
-               ref_list.revs.limited = 1;
-
-               if (prepare_revision_walk(&ref_list.revs))
-                       die(_("revision walk setup failed"));
-
-               for (i = 0; i < ref_list.index; i++) {
-                       struct ref_item *item = &ref_list.list[i];
-                       struct commit *commit = item->commit;
-                       int is_merged = !!(commit->object.flags & UNINTERESTING);
-                       item->ignore = is_merged != (merge_filter == SHOW_MERGED);
-               }
+       struct ref_array array;
+       int maxwidth = 0;
+       const char *remote_prefix = "";
 
-               for (i = 0; i < ref_list.index; i++) {
-                       struct ref_item *item = &ref_list.list[i];
-                       clear_commit_marks(item->commit, ALL_REV_FLAGS);
-               }
-               clear_commit_marks(filter, ALL_REV_FLAGS);
+       /*
+        * If we are listing more than just remote branches,
+        * then remote branches will have a "remotes/" prefix.
+        * We need to account for this in the width.
+        */
+       if (filter->kind != FILTER_REFS_REMOTES)
+               remote_prefix = "remotes/";
 
-               if (verbose)
-                       ref_list.maxwidth = calc_maxwidth(&ref_list);
-       }
+       memset(&array, 0, sizeof(array));
 
-       qsort(ref_list.list, ref_list.index, sizeof(struct ref_item), ref_cmp);
-
-       detached = (detached && (kinds & REF_LOCAL_BRANCH));
-       if (detached && match_patterns(pattern, "HEAD"))
-               show_detached(&ref_list);
-
-       for (i = 0; i < ref_list.index; i++) {
-               int current = !detached &&
-                       (ref_list.list[i].kind == REF_LOCAL_BRANCH) &&
-                       !strcmp(ref_list.list[i].name, head);
-               char *prefix = (kinds != REF_REMOTE_BRANCH &&
-                               ref_list.list[i].kind == REF_REMOTE_BRANCH)
-                               ? "remotes/" : "";
-               print_ref_item(&ref_list.list[i], ref_list.maxwidth, verbose,
-                              abbrev, current, prefix);
-       }
+       verify_ref_format("%(refname)%(symref)");
+       filter_refs(&array, filter, filter->kind | FILTER_REFS_INCLUDE_BROKEN);
+
+       if (filter->verbose)
+               maxwidth = calc_maxwidth(&array, strlen(remote_prefix));
 
-       free_ref_list(&ref_list);
+       /*
+        * If no sorting parameter is given then we default to sorting
+        * by 'refname'. This would give us an alphabetically sorted
+        * array with the 'HEAD' ref at the beginning followed by
+        * local branches 'refs/heads/...' and finally remote-tacking
+        * branches 'refs/remotes/...'.
+        */
+       if (!sorting)
+               sorting = ref_default_sorting();
+       ref_array_sort(sorting, &array);
 
-       if (cb.ret)
-               error(_("some refs could not be read"));
+       for (i = 0; i < array.nr; i++)
+               format_and_print_ref_item(array.items[i], maxwidth, filter, remote_prefix);
 
-       return cb.ret;
+       ref_array_clear(&array);
 }
 
 static void rename_branch(const char *oldname, const char *newname, int force)
@@ -746,25 +566,10 @@ static void rename_branch(const char *oldname, const char *newname, int force)
        strbuf_release(&newsection);
 }
 
-static int opt_parse_merge_filter(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset)
-{
-       merge_filter = ((opt->long_name[0] == 'n')
-                       ? SHOW_NOT_MERGED
-                       : SHOW_MERGED);
-       if (unset)
-               merge_filter = SHOW_NOT_MERGED; /* b/c for --no-merged */
-       if (!arg)
-               arg = "HEAD";
-       if (get_sha1(arg, merge_filter_ref))
-               die(_("malformed object name %s"), arg);
-       return 0;
-}
-
 static const char edit_description[] = "BRANCH_DESCRIPTION";
 
 static int edit_branch_description(const char *branch_name)
 {
-       int status;
        struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
        struct strbuf name = STRBUF_INIT;
 
@@ -789,27 +594,26 @@ static int edit_branch_description(const char *branch_name)
        strbuf_stripspace(&buf, 1);
 
        strbuf_addf(&name, "branch.%s.description", branch_name);
-       status = git_config_set(name.buf, buf.len ? buf.buf : NULL);
+       git_config_set(name.buf, buf.len ? buf.buf : NULL);
        strbuf_release(&name);
        strbuf_release(&buf);
 
-       return status;
+       return 0;
 }
 
 int cmd_branch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
        int delete = 0, rename = 0, force = 0, list = 0;
-       int verbose = 0, abbrev = -1, detached = 0;
        int reflog = 0, edit_description = 0;
        int quiet = 0, unset_upstream = 0;
        const char *new_upstream = NULL;
        enum branch_track track;
-       int kinds = REF_LOCAL_BRANCH;
-       struct commit_list *with_commit = NULL;
+       struct ref_filter filter;
+       static struct ref_sorting *sorting = NULL, **sorting_tail = &sorting;
 
        struct option options[] = {
                OPT_GROUP(N_("Generic options")),
-               OPT__VERBOSE(&verbose,
+               OPT__VERBOSE(&filter.verbose,
                        N_("show hash and subject, give twice for upstream branch")),
                OPT__QUIET(&quiet, N_("suppress informational messages")),
                OPT_SET_INT('t', "track",  &track, N_("set up tracking mode (see git-pull(1))"),
@@ -819,25 +623,15 @@ int cmd_branch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
                OPT_STRING('u', "set-upstream-to", &new_upstream, "upstream", "change the upstream info"),
                OPT_BOOL(0, "unset-upstream", &unset_upstream, "Unset the upstream info"),
                OPT__COLOR(&branch_use_color, N_("use colored output")),
-               OPT_SET_INT('r', "remotes",     &kinds, N_("act on remote-tracking branches"),
-                       REF_REMOTE_BRANCH),
-               {
-                       OPTION_CALLBACK, 0, "contains", &with_commit, N_("commit"),
-                       N_("print only branches that contain the commit"),
-                       PARSE_OPT_LASTARG_DEFAULT,
-                       parse_opt_with_commit, (intptr_t)"HEAD",
-               },
-               {
-                       OPTION_CALLBACK, 0, "with", &with_commit, N_("commit"),
-                       N_("print only branches that contain the commit"),
-                       PARSE_OPT_HIDDEN | PARSE_OPT_LASTARG_DEFAULT,
-                       parse_opt_with_commit, (intptr_t) "HEAD",
-               },
-               OPT__ABBREV(&abbrev),
+               OPT_SET_INT('r', "remotes",     &filter.kind, N_("act on remote-tracking branches"),
+                       FILTER_REFS_REMOTES),
+               OPT_CONTAINS(&filter.with_commit, N_("print only branches that contain the commit")),
+               OPT_WITH(&filter.with_commit, N_("print only branches that contain the commit")),
+               OPT__ABBREV(&filter.abbrev),
 
                OPT_GROUP(N_("Specific git-branch actions:")),
-               OPT_SET_INT('a', "all", &kinds, N_("list both remote-tracking and local branches"),
-                       REF_REMOTE_BRANCH | REF_LOCAL_BRANCH),
+               OPT_SET_INT('a', "all", &filter.kind, N_("list both remote-tracking and local branches"),
+                       FILTER_REFS_REMOTES | FILTER_REFS_BRANCHES),
                OPT_BIT('d', "delete", &delete, N_("delete fully merged branch"), 1),
                OPT_BIT('D', NULL, &delete, N_("delete branch (even if not merged)"), 2),
                OPT_BIT('m', "move", &rename, N_("move/rename a branch and its reflog"), 1),
@@ -847,22 +641,22 @@ int cmd_branch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
                OPT_BOOL(0, "edit-description", &edit_description,
                         N_("edit the description for the branch")),
                OPT__FORCE(&force, N_("force creation, move/rename, deletion")),
+               OPT_MERGED(&filter, N_("print only branches that are merged")),
+               OPT_NO_MERGED(&filter, N_("print only branches that are not merged")),
+               OPT_COLUMN(0, "column", &colopts, N_("list branches in columns")),
+               OPT_CALLBACK(0 , "sort", sorting_tail, N_("key"),
+                            N_("field name to sort on"), &parse_opt_ref_sorting),
                {
-                       OPTION_CALLBACK, 0, "no-merged", &merge_filter_ref,
-                       N_("commit"), N_("print only not merged branches"),
-                       PARSE_OPT_LASTARG_DEFAULT | PARSE_OPT_NONEG,
-                       opt_parse_merge_filter, (intptr_t) "HEAD",
-               },
-               {
-                       OPTION_CALLBACK, 0, "merged", &merge_filter_ref,
-                       N_("commit"), N_("print only merged branches"),
-                       PARSE_OPT_LASTARG_DEFAULT | PARSE_OPT_NONEG,
-                       opt_parse_merge_filter, (intptr_t) "HEAD",
+                       OPTION_CALLBACK, 0, "points-at", &filter.points_at, N_("object"),
+                       N_("print only branches of the object"), 0, parse_opt_object_name
                },
-               OPT_COLUMN(0, "column", &colopts, N_("list branches in columns")),
                OPT_END(),
        };
 
+       memset(&filter, 0, sizeof(filter));
+       filter.kind = FILTER_REFS_BRANCHES;
+       filter.abbrev = -1;
+
        if (argc == 2 && !strcmp(argv[1], "-h"))
                usage_with_options(builtin_branch_usage, options);
 
@@ -874,11 +668,9 @@ int cmd_branch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
        if (!head)
                die(_("Failed to resolve HEAD as a valid ref."));
        if (!strcmp(head, "HEAD"))
-               detached = 1;
+               filter.detached = 1;
        else if (!skip_prefix(head, "refs/heads/", &head))
                die(_("HEAD not found below refs/heads!"));
-       hashcpy(merge_filter_ref, head_sha1);
-
 
        argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, options, builtin_branch_usage,
                             0);
@@ -886,17 +678,17 @@ int cmd_branch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
        if (!delete && !rename && !edit_description && !new_upstream && !unset_upstream && argc == 0)
                list = 1;
 
-       if (with_commit || merge_filter != NO_FILTER)
+       if (filter.with_commit || filter.merge != REF_FILTER_MERGED_NONE || filter.points_at.nr)
                list = 1;
 
        if (!!delete + !!rename + !!new_upstream +
            list + unset_upstream > 1)
                usage_with_options(builtin_branch_usage, options);
 
-       if (abbrev == -1)
-               abbrev = DEFAULT_ABBREV;
+       if (filter.abbrev == -1)
+               filter.abbrev = DEFAULT_ABBREV;
        finalize_colopts(&colopts, -1);
-       if (verbose) {
+       if (filter.verbose) {
                if (explicitly_enable_column(colopts))
                        die(_("--column and --verbose are incompatible"));
                colopts = 0;
@@ -910,20 +702,23 @@ int cmd_branch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
        if (delete) {
                if (!argc)
                        die(_("branch name required"));
-               return delete_branches(argc, argv, delete > 1, kinds, quiet);
+               return delete_branches(argc, argv, delete > 1, filter.kind, quiet);
        } else if (list) {
-               int ret = print_ref_list(kinds, detached, verbose, abbrev,
-                                        with_commit, argv);
+               /*  git branch --local also shows HEAD when it is detached */
+               if ((filter.kind & FILTER_REFS_BRANCHES) && filter.detached)
+                       filter.kind |= FILTER_REFS_DETACHED_HEAD;
+               filter.name_patterns = argv;
+               print_ref_list(&filter, sorting);
                print_columns(&output, colopts, NULL);
                string_list_clear(&output, 0);
-               return ret;
+               return 0;
        }
        else if (edit_description) {
                const char *branch_name;
                struct strbuf branch_ref = STRBUF_INIT;
 
                if (!argc) {
-                       if (detached)
+                       if (filter.detached)
                                die(_("Cannot give description to detached HEAD"));
                        branch_name = head;
                } else if (argc == 1)
@@ -1011,7 +806,7 @@ int cmd_branch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
                if (!branch)
                        die(_("no such branch '%s'"), argv[0]);
 
-               if (kinds != REF_LOCAL_BRANCH)
+               if (filter.kind != FILTER_REFS_BRANCHES)
                        die(_("-a and -r options to 'git branch' do not make sense with a branch name"));
 
                if (track == BRANCH_TRACK_OVERRIDE)