5 static const char git_update_ref_usage[] =
6 "git-update-ref [-m <reason>] (-d <refname> <value> | <refname> <value> [<oldval>])";
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.");
29 if (!strcmp("-d", argv[i])) {
46 if (!refname || !value)
47 usage(git_update_ref_usage);
49 if (get_sha1(value, sha1))
50 die("%s: not a valid SHA1", value);
54 usage(git_update_ref_usage);
55 return delete_ref(refname, sha1);
59 if (oldval && *oldval && get_sha1(oldval, oldsha1))
60 die("%s: not a valid old SHA1", oldval);
62 lock = lock_any_ref_for_update(refname, oldval ? oldsha1 : NULL);
64 die("%s: cannot lock the ref", refname);
65 if (write_ref_sha1(lock, sha1, msg) < 0)
66 die("%s: cannot update the ref", refname);