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>
This commit is contained in:
Junio C Hamano 2005-11-11 11:12:50 -08:00
parent f9039f30d5
commit eb777612f0

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@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
. git-sh-setup || die "Not a git archive"
usage () {
echo >&2 "usage: $(basename $0)"' [-d <branch>] | [<branch> [start-point]]
echo >&2 "usage: $(basename $0)"' [-d <branch>] | [[-f] <branch> [start-point]]
If no arguments, show available branches and mark current branch with a star.
If one argument, create a new branch <branchname> based off of current HEAD.
@ -12,11 +12,12 @@ If two arguments, create a new branch <branchname> based off of <start-point>.
exit 1
}
headref=$(GIT_DIR="$GIT_DIR" git-symbolic-ref HEAD |
sed -e 's|^refs/heads/||')
delete_branch () {
option="$1"
shift
headref=$(GIT_DIR="$GIT_DIR" git-symbolic-ref HEAD |
sed -e 's|^refs/heads/||')
for branch_name
do
case ",$headref," in
@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ delete_branch () {
exit 0
}
force=
while case "$#,$1" in 0,*) break ;; *,-*) ;; *) break ;; esac
do
case "$1" in
@ -59,6 +61,9 @@ do
delete_branch "$@"
exit
;;
-f)
force="$1"
;;
--)
shift
break
@ -72,8 +77,6 @@ done
case "$#" in
0)
headref=$(GIT_DIR="$GIT_DIR" git-symbolic-ref HEAD |
sed -e 's|^refs/heads/||')
git-rev-parse --symbolic --all |
sed -ne 's|^refs/heads/||p' |
sort |
@ -97,10 +100,18 @@ branchname="$1"
rev=$(git-rev-parse --verify "$head") || exit
[ -e "$GIT_DIR/refs/heads/$branchname" ] &&
die "$branchname already exists."
git-check-ref-format "heads/$branchname" ||
die "we do not like '$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