treat any file with NUL as binary

diff --git a/git-pull.sh b/git-pull.sh
index 698e82b116d64236b80b7d6b9ae687aadba07afe..fa97b0f3562ab34b7cf1b7b68b293d9174121088 100755 (executable)
--- a/git-pull.sh
+++ b/git-pull.sh
@@ -72,6 +72,40 @@ do
        shift
 done
 
+error_on_no_merge_candidates () {
+       exec >&2
+       for opt
+       do
+               case "$opt" in
+               -t|--t|--ta|--tag|--tags)
+                       echo "Fetching tags only, you probably meant:"
+                       echo "  git fetch --tags"
+                       exit 1
+               esac
+       done
+
+       curr_branch=${curr_branch#refs/heads/}
+
+       echo "You asked me to pull without telling me which branch you"
+       echo "want to merge with, and 'branch.${curr_branch}.merge' in"
+       echo "your configuration file does not tell me either.  Please"
+       echo "name which branch you want to merge on the command line and"
+       echo "try again (e.g. 'git pull <repository> <refspec>')."
+       echo "See git-pull(1) for details on the refspec."
+       echo
+       echo "If you often merge with the same branch, you may want to"
+       echo "configure the following variables in your configuration"
+       echo "file:"
+       echo
+       echo "    branch.${curr_branch}.remote = <nickname>"
+       echo "    branch.${curr_branch}.merge = <remote-ref>"
+       echo "    remote.<nickname>.url = <url>"
+       echo "    remote.<nickname>.fetch = <refspec>"
+       echo
+       echo "See git-config(1) for details."
+       exit 1
+}
+
 orig_head=$(git rev-parse --verify HEAD 2>/dev/null)
 git-fetch --update-head-ok "$@" || exit 1
 
@@ -105,33 +139,13 @@ merge_head=$(sed -e '/    not-for-merge   /d' \
 case "$merge_head" in
 '')
        case $? in
-         0) ;;
-         1) echo >&2 "You are not currently on a branch; you must explicitly"
-            echo >&2 "specify which branch you wish to merge:"
-            echo >&2 "  git pull <remote> <branch>"
-            exit 1;;
-         *) exit $?;;
+       0) error_on_no_merge_candidates "$@";;
+       1) echo >&2 "You are not currently on a branch; you must explicitly"
+          echo >&2 "specify which branch you wish to merge:"
+          echo >&2 "  git pull <remote> <branch>"
+          exit 1;;
+       *) exit $?;;
        esac
-       curr_branch=${curr_branch#refs/heads/}
-
-       echo >&2 "You asked me to pull without telling me which branch you"
-       echo >&2 "want to merge with, and 'branch.${curr_branch}.merge' in"
-       echo >&2 "your configuration file does not tell me either.  Please"
-       echo >&2 "name which branch you want to merge on the command line and"
-       echo >&2 "try again (e.g. 'git pull <repository> <refspec>')."
-       echo >&2 "See git-pull(1) for details on the refspec."
-       echo >&2
-       echo >&2 "If you often merge with the same branch, you may want to"
-       echo >&2 "configure the following variables in your configuration"
-       echo >&2 "file:"
-       echo >&2
-       echo >&2 "    branch.${curr_branch}.remote = <nickname>"
-       echo >&2 "    branch.${curr_branch}.merge = <remote-ref>"
-       echo >&2 "    remote.<nickname>.url = <url>"
-       echo >&2 "    remote.<nickname>.fetch = <refspec>"
-       echo >&2
-       echo >&2 "See git-config(1) for details."
-       exit 1
        ;;
 ?*' '?*)
        if test -z "$orig_head"