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diff --git a/git-pull.sh b/git-pull.sh
index 698e82b116..fa97b0f356 100755
--- a/git-pull.sh
+++ b/git-pull.sh
@@ -72,6 +72,40 @@ do
shift
done
+error_on_no_merge_candidates () {
+ exec >&2
+ for opt
+ do
+ case "$opt" in
+ -t|--t|--ta|--tag|--tags)
+ echo "Fetching tags only, you probably meant:"
+ echo " git fetch --tags"
+ exit 1
+ esac
+ done
+
+ curr_branch=${curr_branch#refs/heads/}
+
+ echo "You asked me to pull without telling me which branch you"
+ echo "want to merge with, and 'branch.${curr_branch}.merge' in"
+ echo "your configuration file does not tell me either. Please"
+ echo "name which branch you want to merge on the command line and"
+ echo "try again (e.g. 'git pull <repository> <refspec>')."
+ echo "See git-pull(1) for details on the refspec."
+ echo
+ echo "If you often merge with the same branch, you may want to"
+ echo "configure the following variables in your configuration"
+ echo "file:"
+ echo
+ echo " branch.${curr_branch}.remote = <nickname>"
+ echo " branch.${curr_branch}.merge = <remote-ref>"
+ echo " remote.<nickname>.url = <url>"
+ echo " remote.<nickname>.fetch = <refspec>"
+ echo
+ echo "See git-config(1) for details."
+ exit 1
+}
+
orig_head=$(git rev-parse --verify HEAD 2>/dev/null)
git-fetch --update-head-ok "$@" || exit 1
@@ -105,33 +139,13 @@ merge_head=$(sed -e '/ not-for-merge /d' \
case "$merge_head" in
'')
case $? in
- 0) ;;
- 1) echo >&2 "You are not currently on a branch; you must explicitly"
- echo >&2 "specify which branch you wish to merge:"
- echo >&2 " git pull <remote> <branch>"
- exit 1;;
- *) exit $?;;
+ 0) error_on_no_merge_candidates "$@";;
+ 1) echo >&2 "You are not currently on a branch; you must explicitly"
+ echo >&2 "specify which branch you wish to merge:"
+ echo >&2 " git pull <remote> <branch>"
+ exit 1;;
+ *) exit $?;;
esac
- curr_branch=${curr_branch#refs/heads/}
-
- echo >&2 "You asked me to pull without telling me which branch you"
- echo >&2 "want to merge with, and 'branch.${curr_branch}.merge' in"
- echo >&2 "your configuration file does not tell me either. Please"
- echo >&2 "name which branch you want to merge on the command line and"
- echo >&2 "try again (e.g. 'git pull <repository> <refspec>')."
- echo >&2 "See git-pull(1) for details on the refspec."
- echo >&2
- echo >&2 "If you often merge with the same branch, you may want to"
- echo >&2 "configure the following variables in your configuration"
- echo >&2 "file:"
- echo >&2
- echo >&2 " branch.${curr_branch}.remote = <nickname>"
- echo >&2 " branch.${curr_branch}.merge = <remote-ref>"
- echo >&2 " remote.<nickname>.url = <url>"
- echo >&2 " remote.<nickname>.fetch = <refspec>"
- echo >&2
- echo >&2 "See git-config(1) for details."
- exit 1
;;
?*' '?*)
if test -z "$orig_head"