git-remote-ext

diff --git a/branch.c b/branch.c
index 9e1f63ed8dbe8b087f99292880059642d9744697..93dc866f8c09a2da2308c4fd677178b043f2d4d5 100644 (file)
--- a/branch.c
+++ b/branch.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ void create_branch(const char *head,
                        dont_change_ref = 1;
                else if (!force)
                        die("A branch named '%s' already exists.", name);
-               else if (!is_bare_repository() && !strcmp(head, name))
+               else if (!is_bare_repository() && head && !strcmp(head, name))
                        die("Cannot force update the current branch.");
                forcing = 1;
        }
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ void create_branch(const char *head,
                log_all_ref_updates = 1;
 
        if (forcing)
-               snprintf(msg, sizeof msg, "branch: Reset from %s",
+               snprintf(msg, sizeof msg, "branch: Reset to %s",
                         start_name);
        else if (!dont_change_ref)
                snprintf(msg, sizeof msg, "branch: Created from %s",