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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-checkout.txt | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | builtin-checkout.c | 3 | ||||
| -rwxr-xr-x | t/t2012-checkout-last.sh | 50 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt index 9cd51514db..3bccffae62 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt @@ -133,6 +133,10 @@ the conflicted merge in the specified paths. + When this parameter names a non-branch (but still a valid commit object), your HEAD becomes 'detached'. ++ +As a special case, the "`@\{-N\}`" syntax for the N-th last branch +checks out the branch (instead of detaching). You may also specify +"`-`" which is synonymous with "`@\{-1\}`". Detached HEAD diff --git a/builtin-checkout.c b/builtin-checkout.c index dc1de06279..b0a101bac7 100644 --- a/builtin-checkout.c +++ b/builtin-checkout.c @@ -679,6 +679,9 @@ int cmd_checkout(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) arg = argv[0]; has_dash_dash = (argc > 1) && !strcmp(argv[1], "--"); + if (!strcmp(arg, "-")) + arg = "@{-1}"; + if (get_sha1(arg, rev)) { if (has_dash_dash) /* case (1) */ die("invalid reference: %s", arg); diff --git a/t/t2012-checkout-last.sh b/t/t2012-checkout-last.sh new file mode 100755 index 0000000000..320f6eb2be --- /dev/null +++ b/t/t2012-checkout-last.sh @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +#!/bin/sh + +test_description='checkout can switch to last branch' + +. ./test-lib.sh + +test_expect_success 'setup' ' + echo hello >world && + git add world && + git commit -m initial && + git branch other && + echo "hello again" >>world && + git add world && + git commit -m second +' + +test_expect_success '"checkout -" does not work initially' ' + test_must_fail git checkout - +' + +test_expect_success 'first branch switch' ' + git checkout other +' + +test_expect_success '"checkout -" switches back' ' + git checkout - && + test "z$(git symbolic-ref HEAD)" = "zrefs/heads/master" +' + +test_expect_success '"checkout -" switches forth' ' + git checkout - && + test "z$(git symbolic-ref HEAD)" = "zrefs/heads/other" +' + +test_expect_success 'detach HEAD' ' + git checkout $(git rev-parse HEAD) +' + +test_expect_success '"checkout -" attaches again' ' + git checkout - && + test "z$(git symbolic-ref HEAD)" = "zrefs/heads/other" +' + +test_expect_success '"checkout -" detaches again' ' + git checkout - && + test "z$(git rev-parse HEAD)" = "z$(git rev-parse other)" && + test_must_fail git symbolic-ref HEAD +' + +test_done |