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, const char *prefix)
10 const char *refname=NULL, *value=NULL, *oldval=NULL, *msg=NULL;
11 struct ref_lock *lock;
12 unsigned char sha1[20], oldsha1[20];
16 git_config(git_default_config);
18 for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
19 if (!strcmp("-m", argv[i])) {
21 usage(git_update_ref_usage);
24 die("Refusing to perform update with empty message.");
25 if (strchr(msg, '\n'))
26 die("Refusing to perform update with \\n in message.");
42 if (!refname || !value)
43 usage(git_update_ref_usage);
45 if (get_sha1(value, sha1))
46 die("%s: not a valid SHA1", value);
47 memset(oldsha1, 0, 20);
48 if (oldval && get_sha1(oldval, oldsha1))
49 die("%s: not a valid old SHA1", oldval);
51 lock = lock_any_ref_for_update(refname, oldval ? oldsha1 : NULL, 0);
54 if (write_ref_sha1(lock, sha1, msg) < 0)
57 /* write_ref_sha1 always unlocks the ref, no need to do it explicitly */