4 * Copyright (c) 2006 Kristian Høgsberg <krh@redhat.com>
5 * Based on git-branch.sh by Junio C Hamano.
15 #include "parse-options.h"
19 #include "string-list.h"
22 #include "wt-status.h"
23 #include "ref-filter.h"
26 static const char * const builtin_branch_usage[] = {
27 N_("git branch [<options>] [-r | -a] [--merged | --no-merged]"),
28 N_("git branch [<options>] [-l] [-f] <branch-name> [<start-point>]"),
29 N_("git branch [<options>] [-r] (-d | -D) <branch-name>..."),
30 N_("git branch [<options>] (-m | -M) [<old-branch>] <new-branch>"),
31 N_("git branch [<options>] [-r | -a] [--points-at]"),
32 N_("git branch [<options>] [-r | -a] [--format]"),
36 static const char *head;
37 static struct object_id head_oid;
39 static int branch_use_color = -1;
40 static char branch_colors[][COLOR_MAXLEN] = {
42 GIT_COLOR_NORMAL, /* PLAIN */
43 GIT_COLOR_RED, /* REMOTE */
44 GIT_COLOR_NORMAL, /* LOCAL */
45 GIT_COLOR_GREEN, /* CURRENT */
46 GIT_COLOR_BLUE, /* UPSTREAM */
49 BRANCH_COLOR_RESET = 0,
50 BRANCH_COLOR_PLAIN = 1,
51 BRANCH_COLOR_REMOTE = 2,
52 BRANCH_COLOR_LOCAL = 3,
53 BRANCH_COLOR_CURRENT = 4,
54 BRANCH_COLOR_UPSTREAM = 5
57 static struct string_list output = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
58 static unsigned int colopts;
60 static int parse_branch_color_slot(const char *slot)
62 if (!strcasecmp(slot, "plain"))
63 return BRANCH_COLOR_PLAIN;
64 if (!strcasecmp(slot, "reset"))
65 return BRANCH_COLOR_RESET;
66 if (!strcasecmp(slot, "remote"))
67 return BRANCH_COLOR_REMOTE;
68 if (!strcasecmp(slot, "local"))
69 return BRANCH_COLOR_LOCAL;
70 if (!strcasecmp(slot, "current"))
71 return BRANCH_COLOR_CURRENT;
72 if (!strcasecmp(slot, "upstream"))
73 return BRANCH_COLOR_UPSTREAM;
77 static int git_branch_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
79 const char *slot_name;
81 if (starts_with(var, "column."))
82 return git_column_config(var, value, "branch", &colopts);
83 if (!strcmp(var, "color.branch")) {
84 branch_use_color = git_config_colorbool(var, value);
87 if (skip_prefix(var, "color.branch.", &slot_name)) {
88 int slot = parse_branch_color_slot(slot_name);
92 return config_error_nonbool(var);
93 return color_parse(value, branch_colors[slot]);
95 return git_color_default_config(var, value, cb);
98 static const char *branch_get_color(enum color_branch ix)
100 if (want_color(branch_use_color))
101 return branch_colors[ix];
105 static int branch_merged(int kind, const char *name,
106 struct commit *rev, struct commit *head_rev)
109 * This checks whether the merge bases of branch and HEAD (or
110 * the other branch this branch builds upon) contains the
111 * branch, which means that the branch has already been merged
112 * safely to HEAD (or the other branch).
114 struct commit *reference_rev = NULL;
115 const char *reference_name = NULL;
116 void *reference_name_to_free = NULL;
119 if (kind == FILTER_REFS_BRANCHES) {
120 struct branch *branch = branch_get(name);
121 const char *upstream = branch_get_upstream(branch, NULL);
122 struct object_id oid;
125 (reference_name = reference_name_to_free =
126 resolve_refdup(upstream, RESOLVE_REF_READING,
127 oid.hash, NULL)) != NULL)
128 reference_rev = lookup_commit_reference(&oid);
131 reference_rev = head_rev;
133 merged = in_merge_bases(rev, reference_rev);
136 * After the safety valve is fully redefined to "check with
137 * upstream, if any, otherwise with HEAD", we should just
138 * return the result of the in_merge_bases() above without
139 * any of the following code, but during the transition period,
140 * a gentle reminder is in order.
142 if ((head_rev != reference_rev) &&
143 in_merge_bases(rev, head_rev) != merged) {
145 warning(_("deleting branch '%s' that has been merged to\n"
146 " '%s', but not yet merged to HEAD."),
147 name, reference_name);
149 warning(_("not deleting branch '%s' that is not yet merged to\n"
150 " '%s', even though it is merged to HEAD."),
151 name, reference_name);
153 free(reference_name_to_free);
157 static int check_branch_commit(const char *branchname, const char *refname,
158 const struct object_id *oid, struct commit *head_rev,
159 int kinds, int force)
161 struct commit *rev = lookup_commit_reference(oid);
163 error(_("Couldn't look up commit object for '%s'"), refname);
166 if (!force && !branch_merged(kinds, branchname, rev, head_rev)) {
167 error(_("The branch '%s' is not fully merged.\n"
168 "If you are sure you want to delete it, "
169 "run 'git branch -D %s'."), branchname, branchname);
175 static void delete_branch_config(const char *branchname)
177 struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
178 strbuf_addf(&buf, "branch.%s", branchname);
179 if (git_config_rename_section(buf.buf, NULL) < 0)
180 warning(_("Update of config-file failed"));
181 strbuf_release(&buf);
184 static int delete_branches(int argc, const char **argv, int force, int kinds,
187 struct commit *head_rev = NULL;
188 struct object_id oid;
193 int remote_branch = 0;
194 struct strbuf bname = STRBUF_INIT;
195 unsigned allowed_interpret;
198 case FILTER_REFS_REMOTES:
199 fmt = "refs/remotes/%s";
200 /* For subsequent UI messages */
202 allowed_interpret = INTERPRET_BRANCH_REMOTE;
206 case FILTER_REFS_BRANCHES:
207 fmt = "refs/heads/%s";
208 allowed_interpret = INTERPRET_BRANCH_LOCAL;
211 die(_("cannot use -a with -d"));
215 head_rev = lookup_commit_reference(&head_oid);
217 die(_("Couldn't look up commit object for HEAD"));
219 for (i = 0; i < argc; i++, strbuf_release(&bname)) {
223 strbuf_branchname(&bname, argv[i], allowed_interpret);
225 name = mkpathdup(fmt, bname.buf);
227 if (kinds == FILTER_REFS_BRANCHES) {
228 const struct worktree *wt =
229 find_shared_symref("HEAD", name);
231 error(_("Cannot delete branch '%s' "
232 "checked out at '%s'"),
233 bname.buf, wt->path);
239 target = resolve_refdup(name,
241 | RESOLVE_REF_NO_RECURSE
242 | RESOLVE_REF_ALLOW_BAD_NAME,
246 ? _("remote-tracking branch '%s' not found.")
247 : _("branch '%s' not found."), bname.buf);
252 if (!(flags & (REF_ISSYMREF|REF_ISBROKEN)) &&
253 check_branch_commit(bname.buf, name, &oid, head_rev, kinds,
259 if (delete_ref(NULL, name, is_null_oid(&oid) ? NULL : oid.hash,
262 ? _("Error deleting remote-tracking branch '%s'")
263 : _("Error deleting branch '%s'"),
270 ? _("Deleted remote-tracking branch %s (was %s).\n")
271 : _("Deleted branch %s (was %s).\n"),
273 (flags & REF_ISBROKEN) ? "broken"
274 : (flags & REF_ISSYMREF) ? target
275 : find_unique_abbrev(oid.hash, DEFAULT_ABBREV));
277 delete_branch_config(bname.buf);
288 static int calc_maxwidth(struct ref_array *refs, int remote_bonus)
291 for (i = 0; i < refs->nr; i++) {
292 struct ref_array_item *it = refs->items[i];
293 const char *desc = it->refname;
296 skip_prefix(it->refname, "refs/heads/", &desc);
297 skip_prefix(it->refname, "refs/remotes/", &desc);
298 if (it->kind == FILTER_REFS_DETACHED_HEAD) {
299 char *head_desc = get_head_description();
300 w = utf8_strwidth(head_desc);
303 w = utf8_strwidth(desc);
305 if (it->kind == FILTER_REFS_REMOTES)
313 static const char *quote_literal_for_format(const char *s)
315 static struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
319 const char *ep = strchrnul(s, '%');
321 strbuf_add(&buf, s, ep - s);
323 strbuf_addstr(&buf, "%%");
332 static char *build_format(struct ref_filter *filter, int maxwidth, const char *remote_prefix)
334 struct strbuf fmt = STRBUF_INIT;
335 struct strbuf local = STRBUF_INIT;
336 struct strbuf remote = STRBUF_INIT;
338 strbuf_addf(&fmt, "%%(if)%%(HEAD)%%(then)* %s%%(else) %%(end)",
339 branch_get_color(BRANCH_COLOR_CURRENT));
341 if (filter->verbose) {
342 struct strbuf obname = STRBUF_INIT;
344 if (filter->abbrev < 0)
345 strbuf_addf(&obname, "%%(objectname:short)");
346 else if (!filter->abbrev)
347 strbuf_addf(&obname, "%%(objectname)");
349 strbuf_addf(&obname, "%%(objectname:short=%d)", filter->abbrev);
351 strbuf_addf(&local, "%%(align:%d,left)%%(refname:lstrip=2)%%(end)", maxwidth);
352 strbuf_addf(&local, "%s", branch_get_color(BRANCH_COLOR_RESET));
353 strbuf_addf(&local, " %s ", obname.buf);
355 if (filter->verbose > 1)
356 strbuf_addf(&local, "%%(if)%%(upstream)%%(then)[%s%%(upstream:short)%s%%(if)%%(upstream:track)"
357 "%%(then): %%(upstream:track,nobracket)%%(end)] %%(end)%%(contents:subject)",
358 branch_get_color(BRANCH_COLOR_UPSTREAM), branch_get_color(BRANCH_COLOR_RESET));
360 strbuf_addf(&local, "%%(if)%%(upstream:track)%%(then)%%(upstream:track) %%(end)%%(contents:subject)");
362 strbuf_addf(&remote, "%s%%(align:%d,left)%s%%(refname:lstrip=2)%%(end)%s"
363 "%%(if)%%(symref)%%(then) -> %%(symref:short)"
364 "%%(else) %s %%(contents:subject)%%(end)",
365 branch_get_color(BRANCH_COLOR_REMOTE), maxwidth, quote_literal_for_format(remote_prefix),
366 branch_get_color(BRANCH_COLOR_RESET), obname.buf);
367 strbuf_release(&obname);
369 strbuf_addf(&local, "%%(refname:lstrip=2)%s%%(if)%%(symref)%%(then) -> %%(symref:short)%%(end)",
370 branch_get_color(BRANCH_COLOR_RESET));
371 strbuf_addf(&remote, "%s%s%%(refname:lstrip=2)%s%%(if)%%(symref)%%(then) -> %%(symref:short)%%(end)",
372 branch_get_color(BRANCH_COLOR_REMOTE), quote_literal_for_format(remote_prefix),
373 branch_get_color(BRANCH_COLOR_RESET));
376 strbuf_addf(&fmt, "%%(if:notequals=refs/remotes)%%(refname:rstrip=-2)%%(then)%s%%(else)%s%%(end)", local.buf, remote.buf);
378 strbuf_release(&local);
379 strbuf_release(&remote);
380 return strbuf_detach(&fmt, NULL);
383 static void print_ref_list(struct ref_filter *filter, struct ref_sorting *sorting, const char *format)
386 struct ref_array array;
388 const char *remote_prefix = "";
389 struct strbuf out = STRBUF_INIT;
390 char *to_free = NULL;
393 * If we are listing more than just remote branches,
394 * then remote branches will have a "remotes/" prefix.
395 * We need to account for this in the width.
397 if (filter->kind != FILTER_REFS_REMOTES)
398 remote_prefix = "remotes/";
400 memset(&array, 0, sizeof(array));
402 filter_refs(&array, filter, filter->kind | FILTER_REFS_INCLUDE_BROKEN);
405 maxwidth = calc_maxwidth(&array, strlen(remote_prefix));
408 format = to_free = build_format(filter, maxwidth, remote_prefix);
409 verify_ref_format(format);
411 ref_array_sort(sorting, &array);
413 for (i = 0; i < array.nr; i++) {
414 format_ref_array_item(array.items[i], format, 0, &out);
415 if (column_active(colopts)) {
416 assert(!filter->verbose && "--column and --verbose are incompatible");
417 /* format to a string_list to let print_columns() do its job */
418 string_list_append(&output, out.buf);
420 fwrite(out.buf, 1, out.len, stdout);
423 strbuf_release(&out);
426 ref_array_clear(&array);
430 static void reject_rebase_or_bisect_branch(const char *target)
432 struct worktree **worktrees = get_worktrees(0);
435 for (i = 0; worktrees[i]; i++) {
436 struct worktree *wt = worktrees[i];
438 if (!wt->is_detached)
441 if (is_worktree_being_rebased(wt, target))
442 die(_("Branch %s is being rebased at %s"),
445 if (is_worktree_being_bisected(wt, target))
446 die(_("Branch %s is being bisected at %s"),
450 free_worktrees(worktrees);
453 static void rename_branch(const char *oldname, const char *newname, int force)
455 struct strbuf oldref = STRBUF_INIT, newref = STRBUF_INIT, logmsg = STRBUF_INIT;
456 struct strbuf oldsection = STRBUF_INIT, newsection = STRBUF_INIT;
461 die(_("cannot rename the current branch while not on any."));
463 if (strbuf_check_branch_ref(&oldref, oldname)) {
465 * Bad name --- this could be an attempt to rename a
466 * ref that we used to allow to be created by accident.
468 if (ref_exists(oldref.buf))
471 die(_("Invalid branch name: '%s'"), oldname);
475 * A command like "git branch -M currentbranch currentbranch" cannot
476 * cause the worktree to become inconsistent with HEAD, so allow it.
478 clobber_head_ok = !strcmp(oldname, newname);
480 validate_new_branchname(newname, &newref, force, clobber_head_ok);
482 reject_rebase_or_bisect_branch(oldref.buf);
484 strbuf_addf(&logmsg, "Branch: renamed %s to %s",
485 oldref.buf, newref.buf);
487 if (rename_ref(oldref.buf, newref.buf, logmsg.buf))
488 die(_("Branch rename failed"));
491 warning(_("Renamed a misnamed branch '%s' away"), oldref.buf + 11);
493 if (replace_each_worktree_head_symref(oldref.buf, newref.buf, logmsg.buf))
494 die(_("Branch renamed to %s, but HEAD is not updated!"), newname);
496 strbuf_release(&logmsg);
498 strbuf_addf(&oldsection, "branch.%s", oldref.buf + 11);
499 strbuf_release(&oldref);
500 strbuf_addf(&newsection, "branch.%s", newref.buf + 11);
501 strbuf_release(&newref);
502 if (git_config_rename_section(oldsection.buf, newsection.buf) < 0)
503 die(_("Branch is renamed, but update of config-file failed"));
504 strbuf_release(&oldsection);
505 strbuf_release(&newsection);
508 static GIT_PATH_FUNC(edit_description, "EDIT_DESCRIPTION")
510 static int edit_branch_description(const char *branch_name)
512 struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
513 struct strbuf name = STRBUF_INIT;
515 read_branch_desc(&buf, branch_name);
516 if (!buf.len || buf.buf[buf.len-1] != '\n')
517 strbuf_addch(&buf, '\n');
518 strbuf_commented_addf(&buf,
519 _("Please edit the description for the branch\n"
521 "Lines starting with '%c' will be stripped.\n"),
522 branch_name, comment_line_char);
523 write_file_buf(edit_description(), buf.buf, buf.len);
525 if (launch_editor(edit_description(), &buf, NULL)) {
526 strbuf_release(&buf);
529 strbuf_stripspace(&buf, 1);
531 strbuf_addf(&name, "branch.%s.description", branch_name);
532 git_config_set(name.buf, buf.len ? buf.buf : NULL);
533 strbuf_release(&name);
534 strbuf_release(&buf);
539 int cmd_branch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
541 int delete = 0, rename = 0, force = 0, list = 0;
542 int reflog = 0, edit_description = 0;
543 int quiet = 0, unset_upstream = 0;
544 const char *new_upstream = NULL;
545 enum branch_track track;
546 struct ref_filter filter;
548 static struct ref_sorting *sorting = NULL, **sorting_tail = &sorting;
549 const char *format = NULL;
551 struct option options[] = {
552 OPT_GROUP(N_("Generic options")),
553 OPT__VERBOSE(&filter.verbose,
554 N_("show hash and subject, give twice for upstream branch")),
555 OPT__QUIET(&quiet, N_("suppress informational messages")),
556 OPT_SET_INT('t', "track", &track, N_("set up tracking mode (see git-pull(1))"),
557 BRANCH_TRACK_EXPLICIT),
558 OPT_SET_INT( 0, "set-upstream", &track, N_("change upstream info"),
559 BRANCH_TRACK_OVERRIDE),
560 OPT_STRING('u', "set-upstream-to", &new_upstream, N_("upstream"), N_("change the upstream info")),
561 OPT_BOOL(0, "unset-upstream", &unset_upstream, N_("Unset the upstream info")),
562 OPT__COLOR(&branch_use_color, N_("use colored output")),
563 OPT_SET_INT('r', "remotes", &filter.kind, N_("act on remote-tracking branches"),
564 FILTER_REFS_REMOTES),
565 OPT_CONTAINS(&filter.with_commit, N_("print only branches that contain the commit")),
566 OPT_NO_CONTAINS(&filter.no_commit, N_("print only branches that don't contain the commit")),
567 OPT_WITH(&filter.with_commit, N_("print only branches that contain the commit")),
568 OPT_WITHOUT(&filter.no_commit, N_("print only branches that don't contain the commit")),
569 OPT__ABBREV(&filter.abbrev),
571 OPT_GROUP(N_("Specific git-branch actions:")),
572 OPT_SET_INT('a', "all", &filter.kind, N_("list both remote-tracking and local branches"),
573 FILTER_REFS_REMOTES | FILTER_REFS_BRANCHES),
574 OPT_BIT('d', "delete", &delete, N_("delete fully merged branch"), 1),
575 OPT_BIT('D', NULL, &delete, N_("delete branch (even if not merged)"), 2),
576 OPT_BIT('m', "move", &rename, N_("move/rename a branch and its reflog"), 1),
577 OPT_BIT('M', NULL, &rename, N_("move/rename a branch, even if target exists"), 2),
578 OPT_BOOL(0, "list", &list, N_("list branch names")),
579 OPT_BOOL('l', "create-reflog", &reflog, N_("create the branch's reflog")),
580 OPT_BOOL(0, "edit-description", &edit_description,
581 N_("edit the description for the branch")),
582 OPT__FORCE(&force, N_("force creation, move/rename, deletion")),
583 OPT_MERGED(&filter, N_("print only branches that are merged")),
584 OPT_NO_MERGED(&filter, N_("print only branches that are not merged")),
585 OPT_COLUMN(0, "column", &colopts, N_("list branches in columns")),
586 OPT_CALLBACK(0 , "sort", sorting_tail, N_("key"),
587 N_("field name to sort on"), &parse_opt_ref_sorting),
589 OPTION_CALLBACK, 0, "points-at", &filter.points_at, N_("object"),
590 N_("print only branches of the object"), 0, parse_opt_object_name
592 OPT_BOOL('i', "ignore-case", &icase, N_("sorting and filtering are case insensitive")),
593 OPT_STRING( 0 , "format", &format, N_("format"), N_("format to use for the output")),
597 setup_ref_filter_porcelain_msg();
599 memset(&filter, 0, sizeof(filter));
600 filter.kind = FILTER_REFS_BRANCHES;
603 if (argc == 2 && !strcmp(argv[1], "-h"))
604 usage_with_options(builtin_branch_usage, options);
606 git_config(git_branch_config, NULL);
608 track = git_branch_track;
610 head = resolve_refdup("HEAD", 0, head_oid.hash, NULL);
612 die(_("Failed to resolve HEAD as a valid ref."));
613 if (!strcmp(head, "HEAD"))
615 else if (!skip_prefix(head, "refs/heads/", &head))
616 die(_("HEAD not found below refs/heads!"));
618 argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, options, builtin_branch_usage,
621 if (!delete && !rename && !edit_description && !new_upstream && !unset_upstream && argc == 0)
624 if (filter.with_commit || filter.merge != REF_FILTER_MERGED_NONE || filter.points_at.nr ||
628 if (!!delete + !!rename + !!new_upstream +
629 list + unset_upstream > 1)
630 usage_with_options(builtin_branch_usage, options);
632 if (filter.abbrev == -1)
633 filter.abbrev = DEFAULT_ABBREV;
634 filter.ignore_case = icase;
636 finalize_colopts(&colopts, -1);
637 if (filter.verbose) {
638 if (explicitly_enable_column(colopts))
639 die(_("--column and --verbose are incompatible"));
650 die(_("branch name required"));
651 return delete_branches(argc, argv, delete > 1, filter.kind, quiet);
653 /* git branch --local also shows HEAD when it is detached */
654 if ((filter.kind & FILTER_REFS_BRANCHES) && filter.detached)
655 filter.kind |= FILTER_REFS_DETACHED_HEAD;
656 filter.name_patterns = argv;
658 * If no sorting parameter is given then we default to sorting
659 * by 'refname'. This would give us an alphabetically sorted
660 * array with the 'HEAD' ref at the beginning followed by
661 * local branches 'refs/heads/...' and finally remote-tacking
662 * branches 'refs/remotes/...'.
665 sorting = ref_default_sorting();
666 sorting->ignore_case = icase;
667 print_ref_list(&filter, sorting, format);
668 print_columns(&output, colopts, NULL);
669 string_list_clear(&output, 0);
672 else if (edit_description) {
673 const char *branch_name;
674 struct strbuf branch_ref = STRBUF_INIT;
678 die(_("Cannot give description to detached HEAD"));
680 } else if (argc == 1)
681 branch_name = argv[0];
683 die(_("cannot edit description of more than one branch"));
685 strbuf_addf(&branch_ref, "refs/heads/%s", branch_name);
686 if (!ref_exists(branch_ref.buf)) {
687 strbuf_release(&branch_ref);
690 return error(_("No commit on branch '%s' yet."),
693 return error(_("No branch named '%s'."),
696 strbuf_release(&branch_ref);
698 if (edit_branch_description(branch_name))
702 die(_("branch name required"));
704 rename_branch(head, argv[0], rename > 1);
706 rename_branch(argv[0], argv[1], rename > 1);
708 die(_("too many branches for a rename operation"));
709 } else if (new_upstream) {
710 struct branch *branch = branch_get(argv[0]);
713 die(_("too many branches to set new upstream"));
716 if (!argc || !strcmp(argv[0], "HEAD"))
717 die(_("could not set upstream of HEAD to %s when "
718 "it does not point to any branch."),
720 die(_("no such branch '%s'"), argv[0]);
723 if (!ref_exists(branch->refname))
724 die(_("branch '%s' does not exist"), branch->name);
727 * create_branch takes care of setting up the tracking
728 * info and making sure new_upstream is correct
730 create_branch(branch->name, new_upstream, 0, 0, 0, quiet, BRANCH_TRACK_OVERRIDE);
731 } else if (unset_upstream) {
732 struct branch *branch = branch_get(argv[0]);
733 struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
736 die(_("too many branches to unset upstream"));
739 if (!argc || !strcmp(argv[0], "HEAD"))
740 die(_("could not unset upstream of HEAD when "
741 "it does not point to any branch."));
742 die(_("no such branch '%s'"), argv[0]);
745 if (!branch_has_merge_config(branch))
746 die(_("Branch '%s' has no upstream information"), branch->name);
748 strbuf_addf(&buf, "branch.%s.remote", branch->name);
749 git_config_set_multivar(buf.buf, NULL, NULL, 1);
751 strbuf_addf(&buf, "branch.%s.merge", branch->name);
752 git_config_set_multivar(buf.buf, NULL, NULL, 1);
753 strbuf_release(&buf);
754 } else if (argc > 0 && argc <= 2) {
755 struct branch *branch = branch_get(argv[0]);
756 int branch_existed = 0, remote_tracking = 0;
757 struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
759 if (!strcmp(argv[0], "HEAD"))
760 die(_("it does not make sense to create 'HEAD' manually"));
763 die(_("no such branch '%s'"), argv[0]);
765 if (filter.kind != FILTER_REFS_BRANCHES)
766 die(_("-a and -r options to 'git branch' do not make sense with a branch name"));
768 if (track == BRANCH_TRACK_OVERRIDE)
769 fprintf(stderr, _("The --set-upstream flag is deprecated and will be removed. Consider using --track or --set-upstream-to\n"));
771 strbuf_addf(&buf, "refs/remotes/%s", branch->name);
772 remote_tracking = ref_exists(buf.buf);
773 strbuf_release(&buf);
775 branch_existed = ref_exists(branch->refname);
776 create_branch(argv[0], (argc == 2) ? argv[1] : head,
777 force, reflog, 0, quiet, track);
780 * We only show the instructions if the user gave us
781 * one branch which doesn't exist locally, but is the
782 * name of a remote-tracking branch.
784 if (argc == 1 && track == BRANCH_TRACK_OVERRIDE &&
785 !branch_existed && remote_tracking) {
786 fprintf(stderr, _("\nIf you wanted to make '%s' track '%s', do this:\n\n"), head, branch->name);
787 fprintf(stderr, " git branch -d %s\n", branch->name);
788 fprintf(stderr, " git branch --set-upstream-to %s\n", branch->name);
792 usage_with_options(builtin_branch_usage, options);