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 $old_name 2>/dev/null)
exit 1
fi
new="$rev"
- new_name="$arg^0"
+ new_name="$arg"
if git-show-ref --verify --quiet -- "refs/heads/$arg"
then
branch="$arg"
# 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"
# correct, it feels somewhat funny. More importantly, we do not
# want "git checkout" nor "git checkout -f" to detach HEAD.
+detached=
+detach_warn=
+
if test -z "$branch$newbranch" && test "$new" != "$old"
then
- # NEEDSWORK: we would want to have a command here
- # that allows us to detach the HEAD atomically. Perhaps
- # something like "git update-ref --detach HEAD $new"
- echo "$new" >"$GIT_DIR/HEAD.new" &&
- mv "$GIT_DIR/HEAD.new" "$GIT_DIR/HEAD" || die "Cannot detach HEAD"
-
+ detached="$new"
if test -n "$oldbranch"
then
- echo >&2 "warning: you are not on ANY branch anymore.
+ detach_warn="warning: you are not on ANY branch anymore.
If you meant to create a new branch from the commit, you need -b to
associate a new branch with the wanted checkout. Example:
- git checkout -b <new_branch_name> $arg
-"
+ git checkout -b <new_branch_name> $arg"
fi
elif test -z "$oldbranch" && test -n "$branch"
then
# Coming back...
if test -z "$force"
then
- mb=$(git merge-base --all $old $new) &&
- case "$LF$mb$LF" in
- *"$LF$old$LF"*) : ;;
- *) false ;;
- esac || {
+ git show-ref -d -s | grep "$old" >/dev/null || {
echo >&2 \
-"You are not on a branch and switching to $new_name branch may lose
-your changes. Use 'git checkout -f $new_name' if you want to."
+"You are not on any branch and switching to branch '$new_name'
+may lose your changes. At this point, you can do one of two things:
+ (1) Decide it is Ok and say 'git checkout -f $new_name';
+ (2) Start a new branch from the current commit, by saying
+ 'git checkout -b <branch-name>'.
+Leaving your HEAD detached; not switching to branch '$new_name'."
exit 1;
}
fi
git-update-ref -m "checkout: Created from $new_name" "refs/heads/$newbranch" $new || exit
branch="$newbranch"
fi
- [ "$branch" ] &&
- GIT_DIR="$GIT_DIR" git-symbolic-ref HEAD "refs/heads/$branch"
+ if test -n "$branch"
+ then
+ GIT_DIR="$GIT_DIR" git-symbolic-ref HEAD "refs/heads/$branch"
+ elif test -n "$detached"
+ then
+ # NEEDSWORK: we would want a command to detach the HEAD
+ # atomically, instead of this handcrafted command sequence.
+ # Perhaps:
+ # git update-ref --detach HEAD $new
+ # or something like that...
+ #
+ echo "$detached" >"$GIT_DIR/HEAD.new" &&
+ mv "$GIT_DIR/HEAD.new" "$GIT_DIR/HEAD" ||
+ die "Cannot detach HEAD"
+ if test -n "$detach_warn"
+ then
+ echo >&2 "$detach_warn"
+ fi
+ fi
rm -f "$GIT_DIR/MERGE_HEAD"
else
exit 1