4 * Copyright (c) 2006 Kristian Høgsberg <krh@redhat.com>
5 * Based on git-branch.sh by Junio C Hamano.
14 #include "parse-options.h"
18 #include "string-list.h"
21 #include "wt-status.h"
22 #include "ref-filter.h"
25 static const char * const builtin_branch_usage[] = {
26 N_("git branch [<options>] [-r | -a] [--merged | --no-merged]"),
27 N_("git branch [<options>] [-l] [-f] <branch-name> [<start-point>]"),
28 N_("git branch [<options>] [-r] (-d | -D) <branch-name>..."),
29 N_("git branch [<options>] (-m | -M) [<old-branch>] <new-branch>"),
30 N_("git branch [<options>] [-r | -a] [--points-at]"),
31 N_("git branch [<options>] [-r | -a] [--format]"),
35 static const char *head;
36 static struct object_id head_oid;
38 static int branch_use_color = -1;
39 static char branch_colors[][COLOR_MAXLEN] = {
41 GIT_COLOR_NORMAL, /* PLAIN */
42 GIT_COLOR_RED, /* REMOTE */
43 GIT_COLOR_NORMAL, /* LOCAL */
44 GIT_COLOR_GREEN, /* CURRENT */
45 GIT_COLOR_BLUE, /* UPSTREAM */
48 BRANCH_COLOR_RESET = 0,
49 BRANCH_COLOR_PLAIN = 1,
50 BRANCH_COLOR_REMOTE = 2,
51 BRANCH_COLOR_LOCAL = 3,
52 BRANCH_COLOR_CURRENT = 4,
53 BRANCH_COLOR_UPSTREAM = 5
56 static struct string_list output = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
57 static unsigned int colopts;
59 static int parse_branch_color_slot(const char *slot)
61 if (!strcasecmp(slot, "plain"))
62 return BRANCH_COLOR_PLAIN;
63 if (!strcasecmp(slot, "reset"))
64 return BRANCH_COLOR_RESET;
65 if (!strcasecmp(slot, "remote"))
66 return BRANCH_COLOR_REMOTE;
67 if (!strcasecmp(slot, "local"))
68 return BRANCH_COLOR_LOCAL;
69 if (!strcasecmp(slot, "current"))
70 return BRANCH_COLOR_CURRENT;
71 if (!strcasecmp(slot, "upstream"))
72 return BRANCH_COLOR_UPSTREAM;
76 static int git_branch_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
78 const char *slot_name;
80 if (starts_with(var, "column."))
81 return git_column_config(var, value, "branch", &colopts);
82 if (!strcmp(var, "color.branch")) {
83 branch_use_color = git_config_colorbool(var, value);
86 if (skip_prefix(var, "color.branch.", &slot_name)) {
87 int slot = parse_branch_color_slot(slot_name);
91 return config_error_nonbool(var);
92 return color_parse(value, branch_colors[slot]);
94 return git_color_default_config(var, value, cb);
97 static const char *branch_get_color(enum color_branch ix)
99 if (want_color(branch_use_color))
100 return branch_colors[ix];
104 static int branch_merged(int kind, const char *name,
105 struct commit *rev, struct commit *head_rev)
108 * This checks whether the merge bases of branch and HEAD (or
109 * the other branch this branch builds upon) contains the
110 * branch, which means that the branch has already been merged
111 * safely to HEAD (or the other branch).
113 struct commit *reference_rev = NULL;
114 const char *reference_name = NULL;
115 void *reference_name_to_free = NULL;
118 if (kind == FILTER_REFS_BRANCHES) {
119 struct branch *branch = branch_get(name);
120 const char *upstream = branch_get_upstream(branch, NULL);
121 struct object_id oid;
124 (reference_name = reference_name_to_free =
125 resolve_refdup(upstream, RESOLVE_REF_READING,
126 oid.hash, NULL)) != NULL)
127 reference_rev = lookup_commit_reference(&oid);
130 reference_rev = head_rev;
132 merged = in_merge_bases(rev, reference_rev);
135 * After the safety valve is fully redefined to "check with
136 * upstream, if any, otherwise with HEAD", we should just
137 * return the result of the in_merge_bases() above without
138 * any of the following code, but during the transition period,
139 * a gentle reminder is in order.
141 if ((head_rev != reference_rev) &&
142 in_merge_bases(rev, head_rev) != merged) {
144 warning(_("deleting branch '%s' that has been merged to\n"
145 " '%s', but not yet merged to HEAD."),
146 name, reference_name);
148 warning(_("not deleting branch '%s' that is not yet merged to\n"
149 " '%s', even though it is merged to HEAD."),
150 name, reference_name);
152 free(reference_name_to_free);
156 static int check_branch_commit(const char *branchname, const char *refname,
157 const struct object_id *oid, struct commit *head_rev,
158 int kinds, int force)
160 struct commit *rev = lookup_commit_reference(oid);
162 error(_("Couldn't look up commit object for '%s'"), refname);
165 if (!force && !branch_merged(kinds, branchname, rev, head_rev)) {
166 error(_("The branch '%s' is not fully merged.\n"
167 "If you are sure you want to delete it, "
168 "run 'git branch -D %s'."), branchname, branchname);
174 static void delete_branch_config(const char *branchname)
176 struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
177 strbuf_addf(&buf, "branch.%s", branchname);
178 if (git_config_rename_section(buf.buf, NULL) < 0)
179 warning(_("Update of config-file failed"));
180 strbuf_release(&buf);
183 static int delete_branches(int argc, const char **argv, int force, int kinds,
186 struct commit *head_rev = NULL;
187 struct object_id oid;
192 int remote_branch = 0;
193 struct strbuf bname = STRBUF_INIT;
194 unsigned allowed_interpret;
197 case FILTER_REFS_REMOTES:
198 fmt = "refs/remotes/%s";
199 /* For subsequent UI messages */
201 allowed_interpret = INTERPRET_BRANCH_REMOTE;
205 case FILTER_REFS_BRANCHES:
206 fmt = "refs/heads/%s";
207 allowed_interpret = INTERPRET_BRANCH_LOCAL;
210 die(_("cannot use -a with -d"));
214 head_rev = lookup_commit_reference(&head_oid);
216 die(_("Couldn't look up commit object for HEAD"));
218 for (i = 0; i < argc; i++, strbuf_release(&bname)) {
222 strbuf_branchname(&bname, argv[i], allowed_interpret);
224 name = mkpathdup(fmt, bname.buf);
226 if (kinds == FILTER_REFS_BRANCHES) {
227 const struct worktree *wt =
228 find_shared_symref("HEAD", name);
230 error(_("Cannot delete branch '%s' "
231 "checked out at '%s'"),
232 bname.buf, wt->path);
238 target = resolve_refdup(name,
240 | RESOLVE_REF_NO_RECURSE
241 | RESOLVE_REF_ALLOW_BAD_NAME,
245 ? _("remote-tracking branch '%s' not found.")
246 : _("branch '%s' not found."), bname.buf);
251 if (!(flags & (REF_ISSYMREF|REF_ISBROKEN)) &&
252 check_branch_commit(bname.buf, name, &oid, head_rev, kinds,
258 if (delete_ref(NULL, name, is_null_oid(&oid) ? NULL : oid.hash,
261 ? _("Error deleting remote-tracking branch '%s'")
262 : _("Error deleting branch '%s'"),
269 ? _("Deleted remote-tracking branch %s (was %s).\n")
270 : _("Deleted branch %s (was %s).\n"),
272 (flags & REF_ISBROKEN) ? "broken"
273 : (flags & REF_ISSYMREF) ? target
274 : find_unique_abbrev(oid.hash, DEFAULT_ABBREV));
276 delete_branch_config(bname.buf);
287 static int calc_maxwidth(struct ref_array *refs, int remote_bonus)
290 for (i = 0; i < refs->nr; i++) {
291 struct ref_array_item *it = refs->items[i];
292 const char *desc = it->refname;
295 skip_prefix(it->refname, "refs/heads/", &desc);
296 skip_prefix(it->refname, "refs/remotes/", &desc);
297 if (it->kind == FILTER_REFS_DETACHED_HEAD) {
298 char *head_desc = get_head_description();
299 w = utf8_strwidth(head_desc);
302 w = utf8_strwidth(desc);
304 if (it->kind == FILTER_REFS_REMOTES)
312 static const char *quote_literal_for_format(const char *s)
314 static struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
318 const char *ep = strchrnul(s, '%');
320 strbuf_add(&buf, s, ep - s);
322 strbuf_addstr(&buf, "%%");
331 static char *build_format(struct ref_filter *filter, int maxwidth, const char *remote_prefix)
333 struct strbuf fmt = STRBUF_INIT;
334 struct strbuf local = STRBUF_INIT;
335 struct strbuf remote = STRBUF_INIT;
337 strbuf_addf(&fmt, "%%(if)%%(HEAD)%%(then)* %s%%(else) %%(end)",
338 branch_get_color(BRANCH_COLOR_CURRENT));
340 if (filter->verbose) {
341 struct strbuf obname = STRBUF_INIT;
343 if (filter->abbrev < 0)
344 strbuf_addf(&obname, "%%(objectname:short)");
345 else if (!filter->abbrev)
346 strbuf_addf(&obname, "%%(objectname)");
348 strbuf_addf(&obname, "%%(objectname:short=%d)", filter->abbrev);
350 strbuf_addf(&local, "%%(align:%d,left)%%(refname:lstrip=2)%%(end)", maxwidth);
351 strbuf_addf(&local, "%s", branch_get_color(BRANCH_COLOR_RESET));
352 strbuf_addf(&local, " %s ", obname.buf);
354 if (filter->verbose > 1)
355 strbuf_addf(&local, "%%(if)%%(upstream)%%(then)[%s%%(upstream:short)%s%%(if)%%(upstream:track)"
356 "%%(then): %%(upstream:track,nobracket)%%(end)] %%(end)%%(contents:subject)",
357 branch_get_color(BRANCH_COLOR_UPSTREAM), branch_get_color(BRANCH_COLOR_RESET));
359 strbuf_addf(&local, "%%(if)%%(upstream:track)%%(then)%%(upstream:track) %%(end)%%(contents:subject)");
361 strbuf_addf(&remote, "%s%%(align:%d,left)%s%%(refname:lstrip=2)%%(end)%s"
362 "%%(if)%%(symref)%%(then) -> %%(symref:short)"
363 "%%(else) %s %%(contents:subject)%%(end)",
364 branch_get_color(BRANCH_COLOR_REMOTE), maxwidth, quote_literal_for_format(remote_prefix),
365 branch_get_color(BRANCH_COLOR_RESET), obname.buf);
366 strbuf_release(&obname);
368 strbuf_addf(&local, "%%(refname:lstrip=2)%s%%(if)%%(symref)%%(then) -> %%(symref:short)%%(end)",
369 branch_get_color(BRANCH_COLOR_RESET));
370 strbuf_addf(&remote, "%s%s%%(refname:lstrip=2)%s%%(if)%%(symref)%%(then) -> %%(symref:short)%%(end)",
371 branch_get_color(BRANCH_COLOR_REMOTE), quote_literal_for_format(remote_prefix),
372 branch_get_color(BRANCH_COLOR_RESET));
375 strbuf_addf(&fmt, "%%(if:notequals=refs/remotes)%%(refname:rstrip=-2)%%(then)%s%%(else)%s%%(end)", local.buf, remote.buf);
377 strbuf_release(&local);
378 strbuf_release(&remote);
379 return strbuf_detach(&fmt, NULL);
382 static void print_ref_list(struct ref_filter *filter, struct ref_sorting *sorting, const char *format)
385 struct ref_array array;
387 const char *remote_prefix = "";
388 struct strbuf out = STRBUF_INIT;
389 char *to_free = NULL;
392 * If we are listing more than just remote branches,
393 * then remote branches will have a "remotes/" prefix.
394 * We need to account for this in the width.
396 if (filter->kind != FILTER_REFS_REMOTES)
397 remote_prefix = "remotes/";
399 memset(&array, 0, sizeof(array));
401 filter_refs(&array, filter, filter->kind | FILTER_REFS_INCLUDE_BROKEN);
404 maxwidth = calc_maxwidth(&array, strlen(remote_prefix));
407 format = to_free = build_format(filter, maxwidth, remote_prefix);
408 verify_ref_format(format);
410 ref_array_sort(sorting, &array);
412 for (i = 0; i < array.nr; i++) {
413 format_ref_array_item(array.items[i], format, 0, &out);
414 if (column_active(colopts)) {
415 assert(!filter->verbose && "--column and --verbose are incompatible");
416 /* format to a string_list to let print_columns() do its job */
417 string_list_append(&output, out.buf);
419 fwrite(out.buf, 1, out.len, stdout);
422 strbuf_release(&out);
425 ref_array_clear(&array);
429 static void reject_rebase_or_bisect_branch(const char *target)
431 struct worktree **worktrees = get_worktrees(0);
434 for (i = 0; worktrees[i]; i++) {
435 struct worktree *wt = worktrees[i];
437 if (!wt->is_detached)
440 if (is_worktree_being_rebased(wt, target))
441 die(_("Branch %s is being rebased at %s"),
444 if (is_worktree_being_bisected(wt, target))
445 die(_("Branch %s is being bisected at %s"),
449 free_worktrees(worktrees);
452 static void rename_branch(const char *oldname, const char *newname, int force)
454 struct strbuf oldref = STRBUF_INIT, newref = STRBUF_INIT, logmsg = STRBUF_INIT;
455 struct strbuf oldsection = STRBUF_INIT, newsection = STRBUF_INIT;
460 die(_("cannot rename the current branch while not on any."));
462 if (strbuf_check_branch_ref(&oldref, oldname)) {
464 * Bad name --- this could be an attempt to rename a
465 * ref that we used to allow to be created by accident.
467 if (ref_exists(oldref.buf))
470 die(_("Invalid branch name: '%s'"), oldname);
474 * A command like "git branch -M currentbranch currentbranch" cannot
475 * cause the worktree to become inconsistent with HEAD, so allow it.
477 clobber_head_ok = !strcmp(oldname, newname);
479 validate_new_branchname(newname, &newref, force, clobber_head_ok);
481 reject_rebase_or_bisect_branch(oldref.buf);
483 strbuf_addf(&logmsg, "Branch: renamed %s to %s",
484 oldref.buf, newref.buf);
486 if (rename_ref(oldref.buf, newref.buf, logmsg.buf))
487 die(_("Branch rename failed"));
490 warning(_("Renamed a misnamed branch '%s' away"), oldref.buf + 11);
492 if (replace_each_worktree_head_symref(oldref.buf, newref.buf, logmsg.buf))
493 die(_("Branch renamed to %s, but HEAD is not updated!"), newname);
495 strbuf_release(&logmsg);
497 strbuf_addf(&oldsection, "branch.%s", oldref.buf + 11);
498 strbuf_release(&oldref);
499 strbuf_addf(&newsection, "branch.%s", newref.buf + 11);
500 strbuf_release(&newref);
501 if (git_config_rename_section(oldsection.buf, newsection.buf) < 0)
502 die(_("Branch is renamed, but update of config-file failed"));
503 strbuf_release(&oldsection);
504 strbuf_release(&newsection);
507 static GIT_PATH_FUNC(edit_description, "EDIT_DESCRIPTION")
509 static int edit_branch_description(const char *branch_name)
511 struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
512 struct strbuf name = STRBUF_INIT;
514 read_branch_desc(&buf, branch_name);
515 if (!buf.len || buf.buf[buf.len-1] != '\n')
516 strbuf_addch(&buf, '\n');
517 strbuf_commented_addf(&buf,
518 _("Please edit the description for the branch\n"
520 "Lines starting with '%c' will be stripped.\n"),
521 branch_name, comment_line_char);
522 write_file_buf(edit_description(), buf.buf, buf.len);
524 if (launch_editor(edit_description(), &buf, NULL)) {
525 strbuf_release(&buf);
528 strbuf_stripspace(&buf, 1);
530 strbuf_addf(&name, "branch.%s.description", branch_name);
531 git_config_set(name.buf, buf.len ? buf.buf : NULL);
532 strbuf_release(&name);
533 strbuf_release(&buf);
538 int cmd_branch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
540 int delete = 0, rename = 0, force = 0, list = 0;
541 int reflog = 0, edit_description = 0;
542 int quiet = 0, unset_upstream = 0;
543 const char *new_upstream = NULL;
544 enum branch_track track;
545 struct ref_filter filter;
547 static struct ref_sorting *sorting = NULL, **sorting_tail = &sorting;
548 const char *format = NULL;
550 struct option options[] = {
551 OPT_GROUP(N_("Generic options")),
552 OPT__VERBOSE(&filter.verbose,
553 N_("show hash and subject, give twice for upstream branch")),
554 OPT__QUIET(&quiet, N_("suppress informational messages")),
555 OPT_SET_INT('t', "track", &track, N_("set up tracking mode (see git-pull(1))"),
556 BRANCH_TRACK_EXPLICIT),
557 OPT_SET_INT( 0, "set-upstream", &track, N_("change upstream info"),
558 BRANCH_TRACK_OVERRIDE),
559 OPT_STRING('u', "set-upstream-to", &new_upstream, N_("upstream"), N_("change the upstream info")),
560 OPT_BOOL(0, "unset-upstream", &unset_upstream, N_("Unset the upstream info")),
561 OPT__COLOR(&branch_use_color, N_("use colored output")),
562 OPT_SET_INT('r', "remotes", &filter.kind, N_("act on remote-tracking branches"),
563 FILTER_REFS_REMOTES),
564 OPT_CONTAINS(&filter.with_commit, N_("print only branches that contain the commit")),
565 OPT_NO_CONTAINS(&filter.no_commit, N_("print only branches that don't contain the commit")),
566 OPT_WITH(&filter.with_commit, N_("print only branches that contain the commit")),
567 OPT_WITHOUT(&filter.no_commit, N_("print only branches that don't contain the commit")),
568 OPT__ABBREV(&filter.abbrev),
570 OPT_GROUP(N_("Specific git-branch actions:")),
571 OPT_SET_INT('a', "all", &filter.kind, N_("list both remote-tracking and local branches"),
572 FILTER_REFS_REMOTES | FILTER_REFS_BRANCHES),
573 OPT_BIT('d', "delete", &delete, N_("delete fully merged branch"), 1),
574 OPT_BIT('D', NULL, &delete, N_("delete branch (even if not merged)"), 2),
575 OPT_BIT('m', "move", &rename, N_("move/rename a branch and its reflog"), 1),
576 OPT_BIT('M', NULL, &rename, N_("move/rename a branch, even if target exists"), 2),
577 OPT_BOOL(0, "list", &list, N_("list branch names")),
578 OPT_BOOL('l', "create-reflog", &reflog, N_("create the branch's reflog")),
579 OPT_BOOL(0, "edit-description", &edit_description,
580 N_("edit the description for the branch")),
581 OPT__FORCE(&force, N_("force creation, move/rename, deletion")),
582 OPT_MERGED(&filter, N_("print only branches that are merged")),
583 OPT_NO_MERGED(&filter, N_("print only branches that are not merged")),
584 OPT_COLUMN(0, "column", &colopts, N_("list branches in columns")),
585 OPT_CALLBACK(0 , "sort", sorting_tail, N_("key"),
586 N_("field name to sort on"), &parse_opt_ref_sorting),
588 OPTION_CALLBACK, 0, "points-at", &filter.points_at, N_("object"),
589 N_("print only branches of the object"), 0, parse_opt_object_name
591 OPT_BOOL('i', "ignore-case", &icase, N_("sorting and filtering are case insensitive")),
592 OPT_STRING( 0 , "format", &format, N_("format"), N_("format to use for the output")),
596 setup_ref_filter_porcelain_msg();
598 memset(&filter, 0, sizeof(filter));
599 filter.kind = FILTER_REFS_BRANCHES;
602 if (argc == 2 && !strcmp(argv[1], "-h"))
603 usage_with_options(builtin_branch_usage, options);
605 git_config(git_branch_config, NULL);
607 track = git_branch_track;
609 head = resolve_refdup("HEAD", 0, head_oid.hash, NULL);
611 die(_("Failed to resolve HEAD as a valid ref."));
612 if (!strcmp(head, "HEAD"))
614 else if (!skip_prefix(head, "refs/heads/", &head))
615 die(_("HEAD not found below refs/heads!"));
617 argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, options, builtin_branch_usage,
620 if (!delete && !rename && !edit_description && !new_upstream && !unset_upstream && argc == 0)
623 if (filter.with_commit || filter.merge != REF_FILTER_MERGED_NONE || filter.points_at.nr ||
627 if (!!delete + !!rename + !!new_upstream +
628 list + unset_upstream > 1)
629 usage_with_options(builtin_branch_usage, options);
631 if (filter.abbrev == -1)
632 filter.abbrev = DEFAULT_ABBREV;
633 filter.ignore_case = icase;
635 finalize_colopts(&colopts, -1);
636 if (filter.verbose) {
637 if (explicitly_enable_column(colopts))
638 die(_("--column and --verbose are incompatible"));
649 die(_("branch name required"));
650 return delete_branches(argc, argv, delete > 1, filter.kind, quiet);
652 /* git branch --local also shows HEAD when it is detached */
653 if ((filter.kind & FILTER_REFS_BRANCHES) && filter.detached)
654 filter.kind |= FILTER_REFS_DETACHED_HEAD;
655 filter.name_patterns = argv;
657 * If no sorting parameter is given then we default to sorting
658 * by 'refname'. This would give us an alphabetically sorted
659 * array with the 'HEAD' ref at the beginning followed by
660 * local branches 'refs/heads/...' and finally remote-tacking
661 * branches 'refs/remotes/...'.
664 sorting = ref_default_sorting();
665 sorting->ignore_case = icase;
666 print_ref_list(&filter, sorting, format);
667 print_columns(&output, colopts, NULL);
668 string_list_clear(&output, 0);
671 else if (edit_description) {
672 const char *branch_name;
673 struct strbuf branch_ref = STRBUF_INIT;
677 die(_("Cannot give description to detached HEAD"));
679 } else if (argc == 1)
680 branch_name = argv[0];
682 die(_("cannot edit description of more than one branch"));
684 strbuf_addf(&branch_ref, "refs/heads/%s", branch_name);
685 if (!ref_exists(branch_ref.buf)) {
686 strbuf_release(&branch_ref);
689 return error(_("No commit on branch '%s' yet."),
692 return error(_("No branch named '%s'."),
695 strbuf_release(&branch_ref);
697 if (edit_branch_description(branch_name))
701 die(_("branch name required"));
703 rename_branch(head, argv[0], rename > 1);
705 rename_branch(argv[0], argv[1], rename > 1);
707 die(_("too many branches for a rename operation"));
708 } else if (new_upstream) {
709 struct branch *branch = branch_get(argv[0]);
712 die(_("too many branches to set new upstream"));
715 if (!argc || !strcmp(argv[0], "HEAD"))
716 die(_("could not set upstream of HEAD to %s when "
717 "it does not point to any branch."),
719 die(_("no such branch '%s'"), argv[0]);
722 if (!ref_exists(branch->refname))
723 die(_("branch '%s' does not exist"), branch->name);
726 * create_branch takes care of setting up the tracking
727 * info and making sure new_upstream is correct
729 create_branch(branch->name, new_upstream, 0, 0, 0, quiet, BRANCH_TRACK_OVERRIDE);
730 } else if (unset_upstream) {
731 struct branch *branch = branch_get(argv[0]);
732 struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
735 die(_("too many branches to unset upstream"));
738 if (!argc || !strcmp(argv[0], "HEAD"))
739 die(_("could not unset upstream of HEAD when "
740 "it does not point to any branch."));
741 die(_("no such branch '%s'"), argv[0]);
744 if (!branch_has_merge_config(branch))
745 die(_("Branch '%s' has no upstream information"), branch->name);
747 strbuf_addf(&buf, "branch.%s.remote", branch->name);
748 git_config_set_multivar(buf.buf, NULL, NULL, 1);
750 strbuf_addf(&buf, "branch.%s.merge", branch->name);
751 git_config_set_multivar(buf.buf, NULL, NULL, 1);
752 strbuf_release(&buf);
753 } else if (argc > 0 && argc <= 2) {
754 struct branch *branch = branch_get(argv[0]);
755 int branch_existed = 0, remote_tracking = 0;
756 struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
758 if (!strcmp(argv[0], "HEAD"))
759 die(_("it does not make sense to create 'HEAD' manually"));
762 die(_("no such branch '%s'"), argv[0]);
764 if (filter.kind != FILTER_REFS_BRANCHES)
765 die(_("-a and -r options to 'git branch' do not make sense with a branch name"));
767 if (track == BRANCH_TRACK_OVERRIDE)
768 fprintf(stderr, _("The --set-upstream flag is deprecated and will be removed. Consider using --track or --set-upstream-to\n"));
770 strbuf_addf(&buf, "refs/remotes/%s", branch->name);
771 remote_tracking = ref_exists(buf.buf);
772 strbuf_release(&buf);
774 branch_existed = ref_exists(branch->refname);
775 create_branch(argv[0], (argc == 2) ? argv[1] : head,
776 force, reflog, 0, quiet, track);
779 * We only show the instructions if the user gave us
780 * one branch which doesn't exist locally, but is the
781 * name of a remote-tracking branch.
783 if (argc == 1 && track == BRANCH_TRACK_OVERRIDE &&
784 !branch_existed && remote_tracking) {
785 fprintf(stderr, _("\nIf you wanted to make '%s' track '%s', do this:\n\n"), head, branch->name);
786 fprintf(stderr, " git branch -d %s\n", branch->name);
787 fprintf(stderr, " git branch --set-upstream-to %s\n", branch->name);
791 usage_with_options(builtin_branch_usage, options);