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-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-branch.txt3
-rw-r--r--builtin/branch.c2
-rwxr-xr-xt/t3200-branch.sh13
3 files changed, 16 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
index 94dc9a54f2..5449767121 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-branch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ OPTIONS
Reset <branchname> to <startpoint>, even if <branchname> exists
already. Without `-f`, 'git branch' refuses to change an existing branch.
In combination with `-d` (or `--delete`), allow deleting the
- branch irrespective of its merged status. In combination with
+ branch irrespective of its merged status, or whether it even
+ points to a valid commit. In combination with
`-m` (or `--move`), allow renaming the branch even if the new
branch name already exists, the same applies for `-c` (or `--copy`).
diff --git a/builtin/branch.c b/builtin/branch.c
index b23b1d1752..03c7b7253a 100644
--- a/builtin/branch.c
+++ b/builtin/branch.c
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ static int check_branch_commit(const char *branchname, const char *refname,
int kinds, int force)
{
struct commit *rev = lookup_commit_reference(the_repository, oid);
- if (!rev) {
+ if (!force && !rev) {
error(_("Couldn't look up commit object for '%s'"), refname);
return -1;
}
diff --git a/t/t3200-branch.sh b/t/t3200-branch.sh
index cc4b10236e..e575ffb4ff 100755
--- a/t/t3200-branch.sh
+++ b/t/t3200-branch.sh
@@ -1272,6 +1272,19 @@ test_expect_success 'attempt to delete a branch merged to its base' '
test_must_fail git branch -d my10
'
+test_expect_success 'branch --delete --force removes dangling branch' '
+ git checkout main &&
+ test_commit unstable &&
+ hash=$(git rev-parse HEAD) &&
+ objpath=$(echo $hash | sed -e "s|^..|.git/objects/&/|") &&
+ git branch --no-track dangling &&
+ mv $objpath $objpath.x &&
+ test_when_finished "mv $objpath.x $objpath" &&
+ git branch --delete --force dangling &&
+ git for-each-ref refs/heads/dangling >actual &&
+ test_must_be_empty actual
+'
+
test_expect_success 'use --edit-description' '
write_script editor <<-\EOF &&
echo "New contents" >"$1"