#!/bin/sh

. git-sh-setup-script || die "Not a git archive"

branchname="$1"
case "$2" in
'')
	head=HEAD ;;
*)
	head="$2^0" ;;
esac
rev=$(git-rev-parse --revs-only --verify "$head") || exit

[ -z "$branchname" ] && die "git branch: I want a branch name"
[ -e "$GIT_DIR/refs/heads/$branchname" ] && die "$branchname already exists"

echo $rev > "$GIT_DIR/refs/heads/$branchname"