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@@ -100,10 +100,10 @@ OPTIONS
--normalize::
Normalize 'refname' by removing any leading slash (`/`)
characters and collapsing runs of adjacent slashes between
- name components into a single slash. Iff the normalized
+ name components into a single slash. If the normalized
refname is valid then print it to standard output and exit
- with a status of 0. (`--print` is a deprecated way to spell
- `--normalize`.)
+ with a status of 0, otherwise exit with a non-zero status.
+ (`--print` is a deprecated way to spell `--normalize`.)
EXAMPLES
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ $ git check-ref-format --branch @{-1}
* Determine the reference name to use for a new branch:
+
------------
-$ ref=$(git check-ref-format --normalize "refs/heads/$newbranch") ||
-die "we do not like '$newbranch' as a branch name."
+$ ref=$(git check-ref-format --normalize "refs/heads/$newbranch")||
+{ echo "we do not like '$newbranch' as a branch name." >&2 ; exit 1 ; }
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