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1 files changed, 16 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/builtin-checkout.c b/builtin-checkout.c
index 527781728e..c5ab7835e1 100644
--- a/builtin-checkout.c
+++ b/builtin-checkout.c
@@ -488,6 +488,20 @@ static void report_tracking(struct branch_info *new)
strbuf_release(&sb);
}
+static void detach_advice(const char *old_path, const char *new_name)
+{
+ const char fmt[] =
+ "Note: checking out '%s'.\n\n"
+ "You are in 'detached HEAD' state. You can look around, make experimental\n"
+ "changes and commit them, and you can discard any commits you make in this\n"
+ "state without impacting any branches by performing another checkout.\n\n"
+ "If you want to create a new branch to retain commits you create, you may\n"
+ "do so (now or later) by using -b with the checkout command again. Example:\n\n"
+ " git checkout -b new_branch_name\n\n";
+
+ fprintf(stderr, fmt, new_name);
+}
+
static void update_refs_for_switch(struct checkout_opts *opts,
struct branch_info *old,
struct branch_info *new)
@@ -522,8 +536,8 @@ static void update_refs_for_switch(struct checkout_opts *opts,
update_ref(msg.buf, "HEAD", new->commit->object.sha1, NULL,
REF_NODEREF, DIE_ON_ERR);
if (!opts->quiet) {
- if (old->path)
- fprintf(stderr, "Note: moving to '%s' which isn't a local branch\nIf you want to create a new branch from this checkout, you may do so\n(now or later) by using -b with the checkout command again. Example:\n git checkout -b <new_branch_name>\n", new->name);
+ if (old->path && advice_detached_head)
+ detach_advice(old->path, new->name);
describe_detached_head("HEAD is now at", new->commit);
}
}