struct branch_info *new)
{
struct strbuf msg = STRBUF_INIT;
- const char *old_desc;
+ const char *old_desc, *reflog_msg;
if (opts->new_branch) {
if (opts->new_orphan_branch) {
if (opts->new_branch_log && !log_all_ref_updates) {
old_desc = old->name;
if (!old_desc && old->commit)
old_desc = sha1_to_hex(old->commit->object.sha1);
- strbuf_addf(&msg, "checkout: moving from %s to %s",
- old_desc ? old_desc : "(invalid)", new->name);
+
+ reflog_msg = getenv("GIT_REFLOG_ACTION");
+ if (!reflog_msg)
+ strbuf_addf(&msg, "checkout: moving from %s to %s",
+ old_desc ? old_desc : "(invalid)", new->name);
+ else
+ strbuf_insert(&msg, 0, reflog_msg, strlen(reflog_msg));
if (!strcmp(new->name, "HEAD") && !new->path && !opts->force_detach) {
/* Nothing to do. */