detached HEAD -- finishing touches

diff --git a/git-checkout.sh b/git-checkout.sh
index 0bae86e325eba0326e29c73ffbaafa0e8eda897f..deb479524ae5b57d8a446536af5b3201e69b4361 100755 (executable)
--- a/git-checkout.sh
+++ b/git-checkout.sh
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ then
        detached="$new"
        if test -n "$oldbranch"
        then
-               detach_warn="Note: you are not on ANY branch anymore.
+               detach_warn="Note: you are not on any branch and are at commit \"$new_name\"
 If you want to create a new branch from this checkout, you may do so
 (now or later) by using -b with the checkout command again. Example:
   git checkout -b <new_branch_name>"
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ else
     saved_err=$?
     if test "$saved_err" = 0
     then
-       test "$new" = "$old" || git diff-index --name-status "$new"
+       git diff-index --name-status "$new"
     fi
     (exit $saved_err)
 fi
@@ -251,6 +251,12 @@ if [ "$?" -eq 0 ]; then
        if test -n "$branch"
        then
                GIT_DIR="$GIT_DIR" git-symbolic-ref HEAD "refs/heads/$branch"
+               if test -n "$newbranch"
+               then
+                       echo >&2 "Switched to a new branch \"$branch\""
+               else
+                       echo >&2 "Switched to branch \"$branch\""
+               fi
        elif test -n "$detached"
        then
                # NEEDSWORK: we would want a command to detach the HEAD