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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-branch.txt | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | builtin/branch.c | 2 | ||||
| -rwxr-xr-x | t/t3200-branch.sh | 13 |
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" |