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[git] / builtin-checkout.c
1 #include "cache.h"
2 #include "builtin.h"
3 #include "parse-options.h"
4 #include "refs.h"
5 #include "commit.h"
6 #include "tree.h"
7 #include "tree-walk.h"
8 #include "unpack-trees.h"
9 #include "dir.h"
10 #include "run-command.h"
11 #include "merge-recursive.h"
12 #include "branch.h"
13 #include "diff.h"
14 #include "revision.h"
15 #include "remote.h"
16 #include "blob.h"
17 #include "xdiff-interface.h"
18 #include "ll-merge.h"
19
20 static const char * const checkout_usage[] = {
21         "git checkout [options] <branch>",
22         "git checkout [options] [<branch>] -- <file>...",
23         NULL,
24 };
25
26 struct checkout_opts {
27         int quiet;
28         int merge;
29         int force;
30         int writeout_stage;
31         int writeout_error;
32
33         const char *new_branch;
34         int new_branch_log;
35         enum branch_track track;
36 };
37
38 static int post_checkout_hook(struct commit *old, struct commit *new,
39                               int changed)
40 {
41         struct child_process proc;
42         const char *name = git_path("hooks/post-checkout");
43         const char *argv[5];
44
45         if (access(name, X_OK) < 0)
46                 return 0;
47
48         memset(&proc, 0, sizeof(proc));
49         argv[0] = name;
50         argv[1] = xstrdup(sha1_to_hex(old ? old->object.sha1 : null_sha1));
51         argv[2] = xstrdup(sha1_to_hex(new->object.sha1));
52         argv[3] = changed ? "1" : "0";
53         argv[4] = NULL;
54         proc.argv = argv;
55         proc.no_stdin = 1;
56         proc.stdout_to_stderr = 1;
57         return run_command(&proc);
58 }
59
60 static int update_some(const unsigned char *sha1, const char *base, int baselen,
61                 const char *pathname, unsigned mode, int stage, void *context)
62 {
63         int len;
64         struct cache_entry *ce;
65
66         if (S_ISGITLINK(mode))
67                 return 0;
68
69         if (S_ISDIR(mode))
70                 return READ_TREE_RECURSIVE;
71
72         len = baselen + strlen(pathname);
73         ce = xcalloc(1, cache_entry_size(len));
74         hashcpy(ce->sha1, sha1);
75         memcpy(ce->name, base, baselen);
76         memcpy(ce->name + baselen, pathname, len - baselen);
77         ce->ce_flags = create_ce_flags(len, 0);
78         ce->ce_mode = create_ce_mode(mode);
79         add_cache_entry(ce, ADD_CACHE_OK_TO_ADD | ADD_CACHE_OK_TO_REPLACE);
80         return 0;
81 }
82
83 static int read_tree_some(struct tree *tree, const char **pathspec)
84 {
85         read_tree_recursive(tree, "", 0, 0, pathspec, update_some, NULL);
86
87         /* update the index with the given tree's info
88          * for all args, expanding wildcards, and exit
89          * with any non-zero return code.
90          */
91         return 0;
92 }
93
94 static int skip_same_name(struct cache_entry *ce, int pos)
95 {
96         while (++pos < active_nr &&
97                !strcmp(active_cache[pos]->name, ce->name))
98                 ; /* skip */
99         return pos;
100 }
101
102 static int check_stage(int stage, struct cache_entry *ce, int pos)
103 {
104         while (pos < active_nr &&
105                !strcmp(active_cache[pos]->name, ce->name)) {
106                 if (ce_stage(active_cache[pos]) == stage)
107                         return 0;
108                 pos++;
109         }
110         return error("path '%s' does not have %s version",
111                      ce->name,
112                      (stage == 2) ? "our" : "their");
113 }
114
115 static int check_all_stages(struct cache_entry *ce, int pos)
116 {
117         if (ce_stage(ce) != 1 ||
118             active_nr <= pos + 2 ||
119             strcmp(active_cache[pos+1]->name, ce->name) ||
120             ce_stage(active_cache[pos+1]) != 2 ||
121             strcmp(active_cache[pos+2]->name, ce->name) ||
122             ce_stage(active_cache[pos+2]) != 3)
123                 return error("path '%s' does not have all three versions",
124                              ce->name);
125         return 0;
126 }
127
128 static int checkout_stage(int stage, struct cache_entry *ce, int pos,
129                           struct checkout *state)
130 {
131         while (pos < active_nr &&
132                !strcmp(active_cache[pos]->name, ce->name)) {
133                 if (ce_stage(active_cache[pos]) == stage)
134                         return checkout_entry(active_cache[pos], state, NULL);
135                 pos++;
136         }
137         return error("path '%s' does not have %s version",
138                      ce->name,
139                      (stage == 2) ? "our" : "their");
140 }
141
142 /* NEEDSWORK: share with merge-recursive */
143 static void fill_mm(const unsigned char *sha1, mmfile_t *mm)
144 {
145         unsigned long size;
146         enum object_type type;
147
148         if (!hashcmp(sha1, null_sha1)) {
149                 mm->ptr = xstrdup("");
150                 mm->size = 0;
151                 return;
152         }
153
154         mm->ptr = read_sha1_file(sha1, &type, &size);
155         if (!mm->ptr || type != OBJ_BLOB)
156                 die("unable to read blob object %s", sha1_to_hex(sha1));
157         mm->size = size;
158 }
159
160 static int checkout_merged(int pos, struct checkout *state)
161 {
162         struct cache_entry *ce = active_cache[pos];
163         const char *path = ce->name;
164         mmfile_t ancestor, ours, theirs;
165         int status;
166         unsigned char sha1[20];
167         mmbuffer_t result_buf;
168
169         if (ce_stage(ce) != 1 ||
170             active_nr <= pos + 2 ||
171             strcmp(active_cache[pos+1]->name, path) ||
172             ce_stage(active_cache[pos+1]) != 2 ||
173             strcmp(active_cache[pos+2]->name, path) ||
174             ce_stage(active_cache[pos+2]) != 3)
175                 return error("path '%s' does not have all 3 versions", path);
176
177         fill_mm(active_cache[pos]->sha1, &ancestor);
178         fill_mm(active_cache[pos+1]->sha1, &ours);
179         fill_mm(active_cache[pos+2]->sha1, &theirs);
180
181         status = ll_merge(&result_buf, path, &ancestor,
182                           &ours, "ours", &theirs, "theirs", 1);
183         free(ancestor.ptr);
184         free(ours.ptr);
185         free(theirs.ptr);
186         if (status < 0 || !result_buf.ptr) {
187                 free(result_buf.ptr);
188                 return error("path '%s': cannot merge", path);
189         }
190
191         /*
192          * NEEDSWORK:
193          * There is absolutely no reason to write this as a blob object
194          * and create a phoney cache entry just to leak.  This hack is
195          * primarily to get to the write_entry() machinery that massages
196          * the contents to work-tree format and writes out which only
197          * allows it for a cache entry.  The code in write_entry() needs
198          * to be refactored to allow us to feed a <buffer, size, mode>
199          * instead of a cache entry.  Such a refactoring would help
200          * merge_recursive as well (it also writes the merge result to the
201          * object database even when it may contain conflicts).
202          */
203         if (write_sha1_file(result_buf.ptr, result_buf.size,
204                             blob_type, sha1))
205                 die("Unable to add merge result for '%s'", path);
206         ce = make_cache_entry(create_ce_mode(active_cache[pos+1]->ce_mode),
207                               sha1,
208                               path, 2, 0);
209         if (!ce)
210                 die("make_cache_entry failed for path '%s'", path);
211         status = checkout_entry(ce, state, NULL);
212         return status;
213 }
214
215 static int checkout_paths(struct tree *source_tree, const char **pathspec,
216                           struct checkout_opts *opts)
217 {
218         int pos;
219         struct checkout state;
220         static char *ps_matched;
221         unsigned char rev[20];
222         int flag;
223         struct commit *head;
224         int errs = 0;
225         int stage = opts->writeout_stage;
226         int merge = opts->merge;
227         int newfd;
228         struct lock_file *lock_file = xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct lock_file));
229
230         newfd = hold_locked_index(lock_file, 1);
231         read_cache();
232
233         if (source_tree)
234                 read_tree_some(source_tree, pathspec);
235
236         for (pos = 0; pathspec[pos]; pos++)
237                 ;
238         ps_matched = xcalloc(1, pos);
239
240         for (pos = 0; pos < active_nr; pos++) {
241                 struct cache_entry *ce = active_cache[pos];
242                 pathspec_match(pathspec, ps_matched, ce->name, 0);
243         }
244
245         if (report_path_error(ps_matched, pathspec, 0))
246                 return 1;
247
248         /* Any unmerged paths? */
249         for (pos = 0; pos < active_nr; pos++) {
250                 struct cache_entry *ce = active_cache[pos];
251                 if (pathspec_match(pathspec, NULL, ce->name, 0)) {
252                         if (!ce_stage(ce))
253                                 continue;
254                         if (opts->force) {
255                                 warning("path '%s' is unmerged", ce->name);
256                         } else if (stage) {
257                                 errs |= check_stage(stage, ce, pos);
258                         } else if (opts->merge) {
259                                 errs |= check_all_stages(ce, pos);
260                         } else {
261                                 errs = 1;
262                                 error("path '%s' is unmerged", ce->name);
263                         }
264                         pos = skip_same_name(ce, pos) - 1;
265                 }
266         }
267         if (errs)
268                 return 1;
269
270         /* Now we are committed to check them out */
271         memset(&state, 0, sizeof(state));
272         state.force = 1;
273         state.refresh_cache = 1;
274         for (pos = 0; pos < active_nr; pos++) {
275                 struct cache_entry *ce = active_cache[pos];
276                 if (pathspec_match(pathspec, NULL, ce->name, 0)) {
277                         if (!ce_stage(ce)) {
278                                 errs |= checkout_entry(ce, &state, NULL);
279                                 continue;
280                         }
281                         if (stage)
282                                 errs |= checkout_stage(stage, ce, pos, &state);
283                         else if (merge)
284                                 errs |= checkout_merged(pos, &state);
285                         pos = skip_same_name(ce, pos) - 1;
286                 }
287         }
288
289         if (write_cache(newfd, active_cache, active_nr) ||
290             commit_locked_index(lock_file))
291                 die("unable to write new index file");
292
293         resolve_ref("HEAD", rev, 0, &flag);
294         head = lookup_commit_reference_gently(rev, 1);
295
296         errs |= post_checkout_hook(head, head, 0);
297         return errs;
298 }
299
300 static void show_local_changes(struct object *head)
301 {
302         struct rev_info rev;
303         /* I think we want full paths, even if we're in a subdirectory. */
304         init_revisions(&rev, NULL);
305         rev.abbrev = 0;
306         rev.diffopt.output_format |= DIFF_FORMAT_NAME_STATUS;
307         add_pending_object(&rev, head, NULL);
308         run_diff_index(&rev, 0);
309 }
310
311 static void describe_detached_head(char *msg, struct commit *commit)
312 {
313         struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
314         parse_commit(commit);
315         pretty_print_commit(CMIT_FMT_ONELINE, commit, &sb, 0, NULL, NULL, 0, 0);
316         fprintf(stderr, "%s %s... %s\n", msg,
317                 find_unique_abbrev(commit->object.sha1, DEFAULT_ABBREV), sb.buf);
318         strbuf_release(&sb);
319 }
320
321 static int reset_tree(struct tree *tree, struct checkout_opts *o, int worktree)
322 {
323         struct unpack_trees_options opts;
324         struct tree_desc tree_desc;
325
326         memset(&opts, 0, sizeof(opts));
327         opts.head_idx = -1;
328         opts.update = worktree;
329         opts.skip_unmerged = !worktree;
330         opts.reset = 1;
331         opts.merge = 1;
332         opts.fn = oneway_merge;
333         opts.verbose_update = !o->quiet;
334         opts.src_index = &the_index;
335         opts.dst_index = &the_index;
336         parse_tree(tree);
337         init_tree_desc(&tree_desc, tree->buffer, tree->size);
338         switch (unpack_trees(1, &tree_desc, &opts)) {
339         case -2:
340                 o->writeout_error = 1;
341                 /*
342                  * We return 0 nevertheless, as the index is all right
343                  * and more importantly we have made best efforts to
344                  * update paths in the work tree, and we cannot revert
345                  * them.
346                  */
347         case 0:
348                 return 0;
349         default:
350                 return 128;
351         }
352 }
353
354 struct branch_info {
355         const char *name; /* The short name used */
356         const char *path; /* The full name of a real branch */
357         struct commit *commit; /* The named commit */
358 };
359
360 static void setup_branch_path(struct branch_info *branch)
361 {
362         struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
363         strbuf_addstr(&buf, "refs/heads/");
364         strbuf_addstr(&buf, branch->name);
365         branch->path = strbuf_detach(&buf, NULL);
366 }
367
368 static int merge_working_tree(struct checkout_opts *opts,
369                               struct branch_info *old, struct branch_info *new)
370 {
371         int ret;
372         struct lock_file *lock_file = xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct lock_file));
373         int newfd = hold_locked_index(lock_file, 1);
374         read_cache();
375
376         if (opts->force) {
377                 ret = reset_tree(new->commit->tree, opts, 1);
378                 if (ret)
379                         return ret;
380         } else {
381                 struct tree_desc trees[2];
382                 struct tree *tree;
383                 struct unpack_trees_options topts;
384
385                 memset(&topts, 0, sizeof(topts));
386                 topts.head_idx = -1;
387                 topts.src_index = &the_index;
388                 topts.dst_index = &the_index;
389
390                 topts.msgs.not_uptodate_file = "You have local changes to '%s'; cannot switch branches.";
391
392                 refresh_cache(REFRESH_QUIET);
393
394                 if (unmerged_cache()) {
395                         error("you need to resolve your current index first");
396                         return 1;
397                 }
398
399                 /* 2-way merge to the new branch */
400                 topts.initial_checkout = is_cache_unborn();
401                 topts.update = 1;
402                 topts.merge = 1;
403                 topts.gently = opts->merge;
404                 topts.verbose_update = !opts->quiet;
405                 topts.fn = twoway_merge;
406                 topts.dir = xcalloc(1, sizeof(*topts.dir));
407                 topts.dir->show_ignored = 1;
408                 topts.dir->exclude_per_dir = ".gitignore";
409                 tree = parse_tree_indirect(old->commit->object.sha1);
410                 init_tree_desc(&trees[0], tree->buffer, tree->size);
411                 tree = parse_tree_indirect(new->commit->object.sha1);
412                 init_tree_desc(&trees[1], tree->buffer, tree->size);
413
414                 ret = unpack_trees(2, trees, &topts);
415                 if (ret == -1) {
416                         /*
417                          * Unpack couldn't do a trivial merge; either
418                          * give up or do a real merge, depending on
419                          * whether the merge flag was used.
420                          */
421                         struct tree *result;
422                         struct tree *work;
423                         struct merge_options o;
424                         if (!opts->merge)
425                                 return 1;
426                         parse_commit(old->commit);
427
428                         /* Do more real merge */
429
430                         /*
431                          * We update the index fully, then write the
432                          * tree from the index, then merge the new
433                          * branch with the current tree, with the old
434                          * branch as the base. Then we reset the index
435                          * (but not the working tree) to the new
436                          * branch, leaving the working tree as the
437                          * merged version, but skipping unmerged
438                          * entries in the index.
439                          */
440
441                         add_files_to_cache(NULL, NULL, 0);
442                         init_merge_options(&o);
443                         o.verbosity = 0;
444                         work = write_tree_from_memory(&o);
445
446                         ret = reset_tree(new->commit->tree, opts, 1);
447                         if (ret)
448                                 return ret;
449                         o.branch1 = new->name;
450                         o.branch2 = "local";
451                         merge_trees(&o, new->commit->tree, work,
452                                 old->commit->tree, &result);
453                         ret = reset_tree(new->commit->tree, opts, 0);
454                         if (ret)
455                                 return ret;
456                 }
457         }
458
459         if (write_cache(newfd, active_cache, active_nr) ||
460             commit_locked_index(lock_file))
461                 die("unable to write new index file");
462
463         if (!opts->force && !opts->quiet)
464                 show_local_changes(&new->commit->object);
465
466         return 0;
467 }
468
469 static void report_tracking(struct branch_info *new)
470 {
471         struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
472         struct branch *branch = branch_get(new->name);
473
474         if (!format_tracking_info(branch, &sb))
475                 return;
476         fputs(sb.buf, stdout);
477         strbuf_release(&sb);
478 }
479
480 static void update_refs_for_switch(struct checkout_opts *opts,
481                                    struct branch_info *old,
482                                    struct branch_info *new)
483 {
484         struct strbuf msg = STRBUF_INIT;
485         const char *old_desc;
486         if (opts->new_branch) {
487                 create_branch(old->name, opts->new_branch, new->name, 0,
488                               opts->new_branch_log, opts->track);
489                 new->name = opts->new_branch;
490                 setup_branch_path(new);
491         }
492
493         old_desc = old->name;
494         if (!old_desc && old->commit)
495                 old_desc = sha1_to_hex(old->commit->object.sha1);
496         strbuf_addf(&msg, "checkout: moving from %s to %s",
497                     old_desc ? old_desc : "(invalid)", new->name);
498
499         if (new->path) {
500                 create_symref("HEAD", new->path, msg.buf);
501                 if (!opts->quiet) {
502                         if (old->path && !strcmp(new->path, old->path))
503                                 fprintf(stderr, "Already on \"%s\"\n",
504                                         new->name);
505                         else
506                                 fprintf(stderr, "Switched to%s branch \"%s\"\n",
507                                         opts->new_branch ? " a new" : "",
508                                         new->name);
509                 }
510         } else if (strcmp(new->name, "HEAD")) {
511                 update_ref(msg.buf, "HEAD", new->commit->object.sha1, NULL,
512                            REF_NODEREF, DIE_ON_ERR);
513                 if (!opts->quiet) {
514                         if (old->path)
515                                 fprintf(stderr, "Note: moving to \"%s\" which isn't a local branch\nIf you want to create a new branch from this checkout, you may do so\n(now or later) by using -b with the checkout command again. Example:\n  git checkout -b <new_branch_name>\n", new->name);
516                         describe_detached_head("HEAD is now at", new->commit);
517                 }
518         }
519         remove_branch_state();
520         strbuf_release(&msg);
521         if (!opts->quiet && (new->path || !strcmp(new->name, "HEAD")))
522                 report_tracking(new);
523 }
524
525 static int switch_branches(struct checkout_opts *opts, struct branch_info *new)
526 {
527         int ret = 0;
528         struct branch_info old;
529         unsigned char rev[20];
530         int flag;
531         memset(&old, 0, sizeof(old));
532         old.path = resolve_ref("HEAD", rev, 0, &flag);
533         old.commit = lookup_commit_reference_gently(rev, 1);
534         if (!(flag & REF_ISSYMREF))
535                 old.path = NULL;
536
537         if (old.path && !prefixcmp(old.path, "refs/heads/"))
538                 old.name = old.path + strlen("refs/heads/");
539
540         if (!new->name) {
541                 new->name = "HEAD";
542                 new->commit = old.commit;
543                 if (!new->commit)
544                         die("You are on a branch yet to be born");
545                 parse_commit(new->commit);
546         }
547
548         /*
549          * If we were on a detached HEAD, but we are now moving to
550          * a new commit, we want to mention the old commit once more
551          * to remind the user that it might be lost.
552          */
553         if (!opts->quiet && !old.path && old.commit && new->commit != old.commit)
554                 describe_detached_head("Previous HEAD position was", old.commit);
555
556         if (!old.commit) {
557                 if (!opts->quiet) {
558                         fprintf(stderr, "warning: You appear to be on a branch yet to be born.\n");
559                         fprintf(stderr, "warning: Forcing checkout of %s.\n", new->name);
560                 }
561                 opts->force = 1;
562         }
563
564         ret = merge_working_tree(opts, &old, new);
565         if (ret)
566                 return ret;
567
568         update_refs_for_switch(opts, &old, new);
569
570         ret = post_checkout_hook(old.commit, new->commit, 1);
571         return ret || opts->writeout_error;
572 }
573
574 static int git_checkout_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
575 {
576         return git_xmerge_config(var, value, cb);
577 }
578
579 int cmd_checkout(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
580 {
581         struct checkout_opts opts;
582         unsigned char rev[20];
583         const char *arg;
584         struct branch_info new;
585         struct tree *source_tree = NULL;
586         char *conflict_style = NULL;
587         struct option options[] = {
588                 OPT__QUIET(&opts.quiet),
589                 OPT_STRING('b', NULL, &opts.new_branch, "new branch", "branch"),
590                 OPT_BOOLEAN('l', NULL, &opts.new_branch_log, "log for new branch"),
591                 OPT_SET_INT('t', "track",  &opts.track, "track",
592                         BRANCH_TRACK_EXPLICIT),
593                 OPT_SET_INT('2', "ours", &opts.writeout_stage, "stage",
594                             2),
595                 OPT_SET_INT('3', "theirs", &opts.writeout_stage, "stage",
596                             3),
597                 OPT_BOOLEAN('f', NULL, &opts.force, "force"),
598                 OPT_BOOLEAN('m', "merge", &opts.merge, "merge"),
599                 OPT_STRING(0, "conflict", &conflict_style, "style",
600                            "conflict style (merge or diff3)"),
601                 OPT_END(),
602         };
603         int has_dash_dash;
604
605         memset(&opts, 0, sizeof(opts));
606         memset(&new, 0, sizeof(new));
607
608         git_config(git_checkout_config, NULL);
609
610         opts.track = BRANCH_TRACK_UNSPECIFIED;
611
612         argc = parse_options(argc, argv, options, checkout_usage,
613                              PARSE_OPT_KEEP_DASHDASH);
614
615         /* --track without -b should DWIM */
616         if (0 < opts.track && !opts.new_branch) {
617                 const char *argv0 = argv[0];
618                 if (!argc || !strcmp(argv0, "--"))
619                         die ("--track needs a branch name");
620                 if (!prefixcmp(argv0, "refs/"))
621                         argv0 += 5;
622                 if (!prefixcmp(argv0, "remotes/"))
623                         argv0 += 8;
624                 argv0 = strchr(argv0, '/');
625                 if (!argv0 || !argv0[1])
626                         die ("Missing branch name; try -b");
627                 opts.new_branch = argv0 + 1;
628         }
629
630         if (opts.track == BRANCH_TRACK_UNSPECIFIED)
631                 opts.track = git_branch_track;
632         if (conflict_style) {
633                 opts.merge = 1; /* implied */
634                 git_xmerge_config("merge.conflictstyle", conflict_style, NULL);
635         }
636
637         if (opts.force && opts.merge)
638                 die("git checkout: -f and -m are incompatible");
639
640         /*
641          * case 1: git checkout <ref> -- [<paths>]
642          *
643          *   <ref> must be a valid tree, everything after the '--' must be
644          *   a path.
645          *
646          * case 2: git checkout -- [<paths>]
647          *
648          *   everything after the '--' must be paths.
649          *
650          * case 3: git checkout <something> [<paths>]
651          *
652          *   With no paths, if <something> is a commit, that is to
653          *   switch to the branch or detach HEAD at it.
654          *
655          *   Otherwise <something> shall not be ambiguous.
656          *   - If it's *only* a reference, treat it like case (1).
657          *   - If it's only a path, treat it like case (2).
658          *   - else: fail.
659          *
660          */
661         if (argc) {
662                 if (!strcmp(argv[0], "--")) {       /* case (2) */
663                         argv++;
664                         argc--;
665                         goto no_reference;
666                 }
667
668                 arg = argv[0];
669                 has_dash_dash = (argc > 1) && !strcmp(argv[1], "--");
670
671                 if (get_sha1(arg, rev)) {
672                         if (has_dash_dash)          /* case (1) */
673                                 die("invalid reference: %s", arg);
674                         goto no_reference;          /* case (3 -> 2) */
675                 }
676
677                 /* we can't end up being in (2) anymore, eat the argument */
678                 argv++;
679                 argc--;
680
681                 if ((new.commit = lookup_commit_reference_gently(rev, 1))) {
682                         new.name = arg;
683                         setup_branch_path(&new);
684                         if (resolve_ref(new.path, rev, 1, NULL))
685                                 new.commit = lookup_commit_reference(rev);
686                         else
687                                 new.path = NULL;
688                         parse_commit(new.commit);
689                         source_tree = new.commit->tree;
690                 } else
691                         source_tree = parse_tree_indirect(rev);
692
693                 if (!source_tree)                   /* case (1): want a tree */
694                         die("reference is not a tree: %s", arg);
695                 if (!has_dash_dash) {/* case (3 -> 1) */
696                         /*
697                          * Do not complain the most common case
698                          *      git checkout branch
699                          * even if there happen to be a file called 'branch';
700                          * it would be extremely annoying.
701                          */
702                         if (argc)
703                                 verify_non_filename(NULL, arg);
704                 }
705                 else {
706                         argv++;
707                         argc--;
708                 }
709         }
710
711 no_reference:
712         if (argc) {
713                 const char **pathspec = get_pathspec(prefix, argv);
714
715                 if (!pathspec)
716                         die("invalid path specification");
717
718                 /* Checkout paths */
719                 if (opts.new_branch) {
720                         if (argc == 1) {
721                                 die("git checkout: updating paths is incompatible with switching branches.\nDid you intend to checkout '%s' which can not be resolved as commit?", argv[0]);
722                         } else {
723                                 die("git checkout: updating paths is incompatible with switching branches.");
724                         }
725                 }
726
727                 if (1 < !!opts.writeout_stage + !!opts.force + !!opts.merge)
728                         die("git checkout: --ours/--theirs, --force and --merge are incompatible when\nchecking out of the index.");
729
730                 return checkout_paths(source_tree, pathspec, &opts);
731         }
732
733         if (opts.new_branch) {
734                 struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
735                 strbuf_addstr(&buf, "refs/heads/");
736                 strbuf_addstr(&buf, opts.new_branch);
737                 if (!get_sha1(buf.buf, rev))
738                         die("git checkout: branch %s already exists", opts.new_branch);
739                 if (check_ref_format(buf.buf))
740                         die("git checkout: we do not like '%s' as a branch name.", opts.new_branch);
741                 strbuf_release(&buf);
742         }
743
744         if (new.name && !new.commit) {
745                 die("Cannot switch branch to a non-commit.");
746         }
747         if (opts.writeout_stage)
748                 die("--ours/--theirs is incompatible with switching branches.");
749
750         return switch_branches(&opts, &new);
751 }