branch = ac < 2 ? "HEAD" : av[1];
opts.force_new_branch = !!new_branch_force;
- if (opts.force_new_branch)
+ if (opts.force_new_branch) {
+ struct strbuf symref = STRBUF_INIT;
+
opts.new_branch = new_branch_force;
+ if (!opts.force &&
+ !strbuf_check_branch_ref(&symref, opts.new_branch) &&
+ ref_exists(symref.buf))
+ die_if_checked_out(symref.buf);
+ strbuf_release(&symref);
+ }
+
if (ac < 2 && !opts.new_branch && !opts.detach) {
int n;
const char *s = worktree_basename(path, &n);
test_must_fail git worktree add -B poodle --detach bamboo master
'
+test_expect_success '"add -B" fails if the branch is checked out' '
+ git rev-parse newmaster >before &&
+ test_must_fail git worktree add -B newmaster bamboo master &&
+ git rev-parse newmaster >after &&
+ test_cmp before after
+'
+
test_expect_success 'add -B' '
git worktree add -B poodle bamboo2 master^ &&
git -C bamboo2 symbolic-ref HEAD >actual &&