The -a and -r options used to be silently ignored in such a command. Signed-off-by: Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@xxxxxxx> --- builtin-branch.c | 7 +++++-- 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/builtin-branch.c b/builtin-branch.c index c87e63b..8aef2bb 100644 --- a/builtin-branch.c +++ b/builtin-branch.c @@ -638,10 +638,13 @@ int cmd_branch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) rename_branch(head, argv[0], rename > 1); else if (rename && (argc == 2)) rename_branch(argv[0], argv[1], rename > 1); - else if (argc <= 2) + else if (argc <= 2) { + if (kinds != REF_LOCAL_BRANCH) { + die("-a and -r options to 'git branch' do not make sense with a branch name"); + } create_branch(head, argv[0], (argc == 2) ? argv[1] : head, force_create, reflog, track); - else + } else usage_with_options(builtin_branch_usage, options); return 0; -- 1.6.6.71.gcc720.dirty -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html