If we have a "--" flag, we should not be doing DWIM magic based on whether arguments can be filenames. Reorder the conditional to avoid the check_filename() call entirely in this case. The outcome is the same, but the short-circuit makes the dependency more clear. Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@xxxxxxxx> --- builtin/checkout.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/builtin/checkout.c b/builtin/checkout.c index 5af84a3..f6a2809 100644 --- a/builtin/checkout.c +++ b/builtin/checkout.c @@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ static int parse_branchname_arg(int argc, const char **argv, */ int recover_with_dwim = dwim_new_local_branch_ok; - if (check_filename(NULL, arg) && !has_dash_dash) + if (!has_dash_dash && check_filename(NULL, arg)) recover_with_dwim = 0; /* * Accept "git checkout foo" and "git checkout foo --" -- 2.7.1.545.gfd1d4e5 -- 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