USAGE='[-f] [-b <new_branch>] [-m] [<branch>] [<paths>...]'
SUBDIRECTORY_OK=Sometimes
. git-sh-setup
+require_work_tree
old_name=HEAD
old=$(git-rev-parse --verify $old_name 2>/dev/null)
# We are switching branches and checking out trees, so
# we *NEED* to be at the toplevel.
-cdup=$(git-rev-parse --show-cdup)
-if test ! -z "$cdup"
-then
- cd "$cdup"
-fi
+cd_to_toplevel
[ -z "$new" ] && new=$old && new_name="$old_name"
git diff-files --name-only | git update-index --remove --stdin &&
work=`git write-tree` &&
git read-tree --reset -u $new &&
- git read-tree -m -u --aggressive --exclude-per-directory=.gitignore $old $new $work ||
- exit
+ eval GITHEAD_$new=${new_name:-${branch:-$new}} GITHEAD_$work=local &&
+ export GITHEAD_$new GITHEAD_$work &&
+ git merge-recursive $old -- $new $work || exit
if result=`git write-tree 2>/dev/null`
then