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-rw-r--r--builtin/checkout.c78
-rwxr-xr-xt/t2024-checkout-dwim.sh21
2 files changed, 76 insertions, 23 deletions
diff --git a/builtin/checkout.c b/builtin/checkout.c
index f5b50e5..c98008a 100644
--- a/builtin/checkout.c
+++ b/builtin/checkout.c
@@ -884,20 +884,30 @@ static int parse_branchname_arg(int argc, const char **argv,
*
* everything after the '--' must be paths.
*
- * case 3: git checkout <something> [<paths>]
+ * case 3: git checkout <something> [--]
*
- * With no paths, if <something> is a commit, that is to
- * switch to the branch or detach HEAD at it. As a special case,
- * if <something> is A...B (missing A or B means HEAD but you can
- * omit at most one side), and if there is a unique merge base
- * between A and B, A...B names that merge base.
+ * (a) If <something> is a commit, that is to
+ * switch to the branch or detach HEAD at it. As a special case,
+ * if <something> is A...B (missing A or B means HEAD but you can
+ * omit at most one side), and if there is a unique merge base
+ * between A and B, A...B names that merge base.
*
- * With no paths, if <something> is _not_ a commit, no -t nor -b
- * was given, and there is a tracking branch whose name is
- * <something> in one and only one remote, then this is a short-hand
- * to fork local <something> from that remote-tracking branch.
+ * (b) If <something> is _not_ a commit, either "--" is present
+ * or <something> is not a path, no -t nor -b was given, and
+ * and there is a tracking branch whose name is <something>
+ * in one and only one remote, then this is a short-hand to
+ * fork local <something> from that remote-tracking branch.
*
- * Otherwise <something> shall not be ambiguous.
+ * (c) Otherwise, if "--" is present, treat it like case (1).
+ *
+ * (d) Otherwise :
+ * - if it's a reference, treat it like case (1)
+ * - else if it's a path, treat it like case (2)
+ * - else: fail.
+ *
+ * case 4: git checkout <something> <paths>
+ *
+ * The first argument must not be ambiguous.
* - If it's *only* a reference, treat it like case (1).
* - If it's only a path, treat it like case (2).
* - else: fail.
@@ -916,18 +926,40 @@ static int parse_branchname_arg(int argc, const char **argv,
arg = "@{-1}";
if (get_sha1_mb(arg, rev)) {
- if (has_dash_dash) /* case (1) */
- die(_("invalid reference: %s"), arg);
- if (dwim_new_local_branch_ok &&
- !check_filename(NULL, arg) &&
- argc == 1) {
+ /*
+ * Either case (3) or (4), with <something> not being
+ * a commit, or an attempt to use case (1) with an
+ * invalid ref.
+ *
+ * It's likely an error, but we need to find out if
+ * we should auto-create the branch, case (3).(b).
+ */
+ int recover_with_dwim = dwim_new_local_branch_ok;
+
+ if (check_filename(NULL, arg) && !has_dash_dash)
+ recover_with_dwim = 0;
+ /*
+ * Accept "git checkout foo" and "git checkout foo --"
+ * as candidates for dwim.
+ */
+ if (!(argc == 1 && !has_dash_dash) &&
+ !(argc == 2 && has_dash_dash))
+ recover_with_dwim = 0;
+
+ if (recover_with_dwim) {
const char *remote = unique_tracking_name(arg, rev);
- if (!remote)
- return argcount;
- *new_branch = arg;
- arg = remote;
- /* DWIMmed to create local branch */
- } else {
+ if (remote) {
+ *new_branch = arg;
+ arg = remote;
+ /* DWIMmed to create local branch, case (3).(b) */
+ } else {
+ recover_with_dwim = 0;
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (!recover_with_dwim) {
+ if (has_dash_dash)
+ die(_("invalid reference: %s"), arg);
return argcount;
}
}
@@ -957,7 +989,7 @@ static int parse_branchname_arg(int argc, const char **argv,
if (!*source_tree) /* case (1): want a tree */
die(_("reference is not a tree: %s"), arg);
- if (!has_dash_dash) {/* case (3 -> 1) */
+ if (!has_dash_dash) {/* case (3).(d) -> (1) */
/*
* Do not complain the most common case
* git checkout branch
diff --git a/t/t2024-checkout-dwim.sh b/t/t2024-checkout-dwim.sh
index dee55e4..36be80f 100755
--- a/t/t2024-checkout-dwim.sh
+++ b/t/t2024-checkout-dwim.sh
@@ -164,4 +164,25 @@ test_expect_success 'checkout of branch from a single remote succeeds #4' '
test_branch_upstream eggs repo_d eggs
'
+test_expect_success 'checkout of branch with a file having the same name fails' '
+ git checkout -B master &&
+ test_might_fail git branch -D spam &&
+
+ >spam &&
+ test_must_fail git checkout spam &&
+ test_must_fail git rev-parse --verify refs/heads/spam &&
+ test_branch master
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'checkout <branch> -- succeeds, even if a file with the same name exists' '
+ git checkout -B master &&
+ test_might_fail git branch -D spam &&
+
+ >spam &&
+ git checkout spam -- &&
+ test_branch spam &&
+ test_cmp_rev refs/remotes/extra_dir/repo_c/extra_dir/spam HEAD &&
+ test_branch_upstream spam repo_c spam
+'
+
test_done