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+#include "cache.h"
+#include "branch.h"
+#include "refs.h"
+#include "remote.h"
+#include "commit.h"
+
+struct tracking {
+       struct refspec spec;
+       char *src;
+       const char *remote;
+       int matches;
+};
+
+static int find_tracked_branch(struct remote *remote, void *priv)
+{
+       struct tracking *tracking = priv;
+
+       if (!remote_find_tracking(remote, &tracking->spec)) {
+               if (++tracking->matches == 1) {
+                       tracking->src = tracking->spec.src;
+                       tracking->remote = remote->name;
+               } else {
+                       free(tracking->spec.src);
+                       if (tracking->src) {
+                               free(tracking->src);
+                               tracking->src = NULL;
+                       }
+               }
+               tracking->spec.src = NULL;
+       }
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * This is called when new_ref is branched off of orig_ref, and tries
+ * to infer the settings for branch.<new_ref>.{remote,merge} from the
+ * config.
+ */
+static int setup_tracking(const char *new_ref, const char *orig_ref)
+{
+       char key[1024];
+       struct tracking tracking;
+
+       if (strlen(new_ref) > 1024 - 7 - 7 - 1)
+               return error("Tracking not set up: name too long: %s",
+                               new_ref);
+
+       memset(&tracking, 0, sizeof(tracking));
+       tracking.spec.dst = (char *)orig_ref;
+       if (for_each_remote(find_tracked_branch, &tracking) ||
+                       !tracking.matches)
+               return 1;
+
+       if (tracking.matches > 1)
+               return error("Not tracking: ambiguous information for ref %s",
+                               orig_ref);
+
+       if (tracking.matches == 1) {
+               sprintf(key, "branch.%s.remote", new_ref);
+               git_config_set(key, tracking.remote ?  tracking.remote : ".");
+               sprintf(key, "branch.%s.merge", new_ref);
+               git_config_set(key, tracking.src);
+               free(tracking.src);
+               printf("Branch %s set up to track remote branch %s.\n",
+                              new_ref, orig_ref);
+       }
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+void create_branch(const char *head,
+                  const char *name, const char *start_name,
+                  int force, int reflog, int track)
+{
+       struct ref_lock *lock;
+       struct commit *commit;
+       unsigned char sha1[20];
+       char *real_ref, ref[PATH_MAX], msg[PATH_MAX + 20];
+       int forcing = 0;
+
+       snprintf(ref, sizeof ref, "refs/heads/%s", name);
+       if (check_ref_format(ref))
+               die("'%s' is not a valid branch name.", name);
+
+       if (resolve_ref(ref, sha1, 1, NULL)) {
+               if (!force)
+                       die("A branch named '%s' already exists.", name);
+               else if (!is_bare_repository() && !strcmp(head, name))
+                       die("Cannot force update the current branch.");
+               forcing = 1;
+       }
+
+       real_ref = NULL;
+       if (get_sha1(start_name, sha1))
+               die("Not a valid object name: '%s'.", start_name);
+
+       switch (dwim_ref(start_name, strlen(start_name), sha1, &real_ref)) {
+       case 0:
+               /* Not branching from any existing branch */
+               real_ref = NULL;
+               break;
+       case 1:
+               /* Unique completion -- good */
+               break;
+       default:
+               die("Ambiguous object name: '%s'.", start_name);
+               break;
+       }
+
+       if ((commit = lookup_commit_reference(sha1)) == NULL)
+               die("Not a valid branch point: '%s'.", start_name);
+       hashcpy(sha1, commit->object.sha1);
+
+       lock = lock_any_ref_for_update(ref, NULL, 0);
+       if (!lock)
+               die("Failed to lock ref for update: %s.", strerror(errno));
+
+       if (reflog)
+               log_all_ref_updates = 1;
+
+       if (forcing)
+               snprintf(msg, sizeof msg, "branch: Reset from %s",
+                        start_name);
+       else
+               snprintf(msg, sizeof msg, "branch: Created from %s",
+                        start_name);
+
+       /* When branching off a remote branch, set up so that git-pull
+          automatically merges from there.  So far, this is only done for
+          remotes registered via .git/config.  */
+       if (real_ref && track)
+               setup_tracking(name, real_ref);
+
+       if (write_ref_sha1(lock, sha1, msg) < 0)
+               die("Failed to write ref: %s.", strerror(errno));
+
+       if (real_ref)
+               free(real_ref);
+}
 
 #include "builtin.h"
 #include "remote.h"
 #include "parse-options.h"
+#include "branch.h"
 
 static const char * const builtin_branch_usage[] = {
        "git-branch [options] [-r | -a]",
        free_ref_list(&ref_list);
 }
 
-struct tracking {
-       struct refspec spec;
-       char *src;
-       const char *remote;
-       int matches;
-};
-
-static int find_tracked_branch(struct remote *remote, void *priv)
-{
-       struct tracking *tracking = priv;
-
-       if (!remote_find_tracking(remote, &tracking->spec)) {
-               if (++tracking->matches == 1) {
-                       tracking->src = tracking->spec.src;
-                       tracking->remote = remote->name;
-               } else {
-                       free(tracking->spec.src);
-                       if (tracking->src) {
-                               free(tracking->src);
-                               tracking->src = NULL;
-                       }
-               }
-               tracking->spec.src = NULL;
-       }
-
-       return 0;
-}
-
-
-/*
- * This is called when new_ref is branched off of orig_ref, and tries
- * to infer the settings for branch.<new_ref>.{remote,merge} from the
- * config.
- */
-static int setup_tracking(const char *new_ref, const char *orig_ref)
-{
-       char key[1024];
-       struct tracking tracking;
-
-       if (strlen(new_ref) > 1024 - 7 - 7 - 1)
-               return error("Tracking not set up: name too long: %s",
-                               new_ref);
-
-       memset(&tracking, 0, sizeof(tracking));
-       tracking.spec.dst = (char *)orig_ref;
-       if (for_each_remote(find_tracked_branch, &tracking) ||
-                       !tracking.matches)
-               return 1;
-
-       if (tracking.matches > 1)
-               return error("Not tracking: ambiguous information for ref %s",
-                               orig_ref);
-
-       if (tracking.matches == 1) {
-               sprintf(key, "branch.%s.remote", new_ref);
-               git_config_set(key, tracking.remote ?  tracking.remote : ".");
-               sprintf(key, "branch.%s.merge", new_ref);
-               git_config_set(key, tracking.src);
-               free(tracking.src);
-               printf("Branch %s set up to track remote branch %s.\n",
-                              new_ref, orig_ref);
-       }
-
-       return 0;
-}
-
-static void create_branch(const char *name, const char *start_name,
-                         int force, int reflog, int track)
-{
-       struct ref_lock *lock;
-       struct commit *commit;
-       unsigned char sha1[20];
-       char *real_ref, ref[PATH_MAX], msg[PATH_MAX + 20];
-       int forcing = 0;
-
-       snprintf(ref, sizeof ref, "refs/heads/%s", name);
-       if (check_ref_format(ref))
-               die("'%s' is not a valid branch name.", name);
-
-       if (resolve_ref(ref, sha1, 1, NULL)) {
-               if (!force)
-                       die("A branch named '%s' already exists.", name);
-               else if (!is_bare_repository() && !strcmp(head, name))
-                       die("Cannot force update the current branch.");
-               forcing = 1;
-       }
-
-       real_ref = NULL;
-       if (get_sha1(start_name, sha1))
-               die("Not a valid object name: '%s'.", start_name);
-
-       switch (dwim_ref(start_name, strlen(start_name), sha1, &real_ref)) {
-       case 0:
-               /* Not branching from any existing branch */
-               real_ref = NULL;
-               break;
-       case 1:
-               /* Unique completion -- good */
-               break;
-       default:
-               die("Ambiguous object name: '%s'.", start_name);
-               break;
-       }
-
-       if ((commit = lookup_commit_reference(sha1)) == NULL)
-               die("Not a valid branch point: '%s'.", start_name);
-       hashcpy(sha1, commit->object.sha1);
-
-       lock = lock_any_ref_for_update(ref, NULL, 0);
-       if (!lock)
-               die("Failed to lock ref for update: %s.", strerror(errno));
-
-       if (reflog)
-               log_all_ref_updates = 1;
-
-       if (forcing)
-               snprintf(msg, sizeof msg, "branch: Reset from %s",
-                        start_name);
-       else
-               snprintf(msg, sizeof msg, "branch: Created from %s",
-                        start_name);
-
-       /* When branching off a remote branch, set up so that git-pull
-          automatically merges from there.  So far, this is only done for
-          remotes registered via .git/config.  */
-       if (real_ref && track)
-               setup_tracking(name, real_ref);
-
-       if (write_ref_sha1(lock, sha1, msg) < 0)
-               die("Failed to write ref: %s.", strerror(errno));
-
-       if (real_ref)
-               free(real_ref);
-}
-
 static void rename_branch(const char *oldname, const char *newname, int force)
 {
        char oldref[PATH_MAX], newref[PATH_MAX], logmsg[PATH_MAX*2 + 100];
        else if (rename && (argc == 2))
                rename_branch(argv[0], argv[1], rename > 1);
        else if (argc <= 2)
-               create_branch(argv[0], (argc == 2) ? argv[1] : head,
+               create_branch(head, argv[0], (argc == 2) ? argv[1] : head,
                              force_create, reflog, track);
        else
                usage_with_options(builtin_branch_usage, options);