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git-branch: -f to forcibly reset branch head.

A new usage, 'git-branch -f branch [start]', resets the branch head at
start (or current head).  Should be considered a dangerous operation,
but if you are like me to keep rewinding branches it is handy.

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
maint
Junio C Hamano 20 years ago
parent
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      git-branch.sh

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git-branch.sh

@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
. git-sh-setup || die "Not a git archive" . git-sh-setup || die "Not a git archive"


usage () { usage () {
echo >&2 "usage: $(basename $0)"' [-d <branch>] | [<branch> [start-point]] echo >&2 "usage: $(basename $0)"' [-d <branch>] | [[-f] <branch> [start-point]]


If no arguments, show available branches and mark current branch with a star. If no arguments, show available branches and mark current branch with a star.
If one argument, create a new branch <branchname> based off of current HEAD. If one argument, create a new branch <branchname> based off of current HEAD.
@ -12,11 +12,12 @@ If two arguments, create a new branch <branchname> based off of <start-point>.
exit 1 exit 1
} }


headref=$(GIT_DIR="$GIT_DIR" git-symbolic-ref HEAD |
sed -e 's|^refs/heads/||')

delete_branch () { delete_branch () {
option="$1" option="$1"
shift shift
headref=$(GIT_DIR="$GIT_DIR" git-symbolic-ref HEAD |
sed -e 's|^refs/heads/||')
for branch_name for branch_name
do do
case ",$headref," in case ",$headref," in
@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ delete_branch () {
exit 0 exit 0
} }


force=
while case "$#,$1" in 0,*) break ;; *,-*) ;; *) break ;; esac while case "$#,$1" in 0,*) break ;; *,-*) ;; *) break ;; esac
do do
case "$1" in case "$1" in
@ -59,6 +61,9 @@ do
delete_branch "$@" delete_branch "$@"
exit exit
;; ;;
-f)
force="$1"
;;
--) --)
shift shift
break break
@ -72,8 +77,6 @@ done


case "$#" in case "$#" in
0) 0)
headref=$(GIT_DIR="$GIT_DIR" git-symbolic-ref HEAD |
sed -e 's|^refs/heads/||')
git-rev-parse --symbolic --all | git-rev-parse --symbolic --all |
sed -ne 's|^refs/heads/||p' | sed -ne 's|^refs/heads/||p' |
sort | sort |
@ -97,10 +100,18 @@ branchname="$1"


rev=$(git-rev-parse --verify "$head") || exit rev=$(git-rev-parse --verify "$head") || exit


[ -e "$GIT_DIR/refs/heads/$branchname" ] &&
die "$branchname already exists."
git-check-ref-format "heads/$branchname" || git-check-ref-format "heads/$branchname" ||
die "we do not like '$branchname' as a branch name." die "we do not like '$branchname' as a branch name."


if [ -e "$GIT_DIR/refs/heads/$branchname" ]
then
if test '' = "$force"
then
die "$branchname already exists."
elif test "$branchname" = "$headref"
then
die "cannot force-update the current branch."
fi
fi
git update-ref "refs/heads/$branchname" $rev git update-ref "refs/heads/$branchname" $rev



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