When --patch or pathspecs are passed to git checkout, the working tree will not be switching branch, so there's no need to check if the branch that we are running checkout on is already checked out. Signed-off-by: Spencer Baugh <sbaugh@xxxxxxxxxx> --- builtin/checkout.c | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/builtin/checkout.c b/builtin/checkout.c index 2f92328..7039c5c 100644 --- a/builtin/checkout.c +++ b/builtin/checkout.c @@ -1237,6 +1237,7 @@ static int parse_branchname_arg(int argc, const char **argv, char *head_ref = resolve_refdup("HEAD", 0, sha1, &flag); if (head_ref && (!(flag & REF_ISSYMREF) || strcmp(head_ref, new->path)) && + !(opts->patch_mode || opts->pathspec.nr) && !opts->ignore_other_worktrees) check_linked_checkouts(new); free(head_ref); -- 2.4.2.339.g77bd3ea -- 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