if (!opts->detach && !strbuf_check_branch_ref(&symref, refname) &&
ref_exists(symref.buf)) { /* it's a branch */
if (!opts->force)
- die_if_checked_out(symref.buf);
+ die_if_checked_out(symref.buf, 0);
} else { /* must be a commit */
commit = lookup_commit_reference_by_name(refname);
if (!commit)
path = prefix ? prefix_filename(prefix, strlen(prefix), av[0]) : av[0];
branch = ac < 2 ? "HEAD" : av[1];
+ if (!strcmp(branch, "-"))
+ branch = "@{-1}";
+
opts.force_new_branch = !!new_branch_force;
if (opts.force_new_branch) {
struct strbuf symref = STRBUF_INIT;
if (!opts.force &&
!strbuf_check_branch_ref(&symref, opts.new_branch) &&
ref_exists(symref.buf))
- die_if_checked_out(symref.buf);
+ die_if_checked_out(symref.buf, 0);
strbuf_release(&symref);
}