5 static const char git_update_ref_usage[] =
6 "git-update-ref <refname> <value> [<oldval>] [-m <reason>]";
8 int cmd_update_ref(int argc, const char **argv, char **envp)
10 const char *refname=NULL, *value=NULL, *oldval=NULL, *msg=NULL;
11 struct ref_lock *lock;
12 unsigned char sha1[20], oldsha1[20];
16 setup_git_directory();
17 git_config(git_default_config);
19 for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
20 if (!strcmp("-m", argv[i])) {
22 usage(git_update_ref_usage);
25 die("Refusing to perform update with empty message.");
26 if (strchr(msg, '\n'))
27 die("Refusing to perform update with \\n in message.");
43 if (!refname || !value)
44 usage(git_update_ref_usage);
46 if (get_sha1(value, sha1))
47 die("%s: not a valid SHA1", value);
48 memset(oldsha1, 0, 20);
49 if (oldval && get_sha1(oldval, oldsha1))
50 die("%s: not a valid old SHA1", oldval);
52 lock = lock_any_ref_for_update(refname, oldval ? oldsha1 : NULL, 0);
55 if (write_ref_sha1(lock, sha1, msg) < 0)
58 /* write_ref_sha1 always unlocks the ref, no need to do it explicitly */