This option is ancient. Nowadays reflog is enabled by default and automatically created for new branches. Keep it in git-checkout only. --- builtin/checkout.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/builtin/checkout.c b/builtin/checkout.c index bd94b04303..85fc60f5f2 100644 --- a/builtin/checkout.c +++ b/builtin/checkout.c @@ -1376,7 +1376,6 @@ static struct option *add_common_switch_branch_options( struct checkout_opts *opts, struct option *prevopts) { struct option options[] = { - OPT_BOOL('l', NULL, &opts->new_branch_log, N_("create reflog for new branch")), OPT_BOOL(0, "detach", &opts->force_detach, N_("detach HEAD at named commit")), OPT_SET_INT('t', "track", &opts->track, N_("set upstream info for new branch"), BRANCH_TRACK_EXPLICIT), @@ -1579,6 +1578,7 @@ int cmd_checkout(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) N_("create and checkout a new branch")), OPT_STRING('B', NULL, &opts.new_branch_force, N_("branch"), N_("create/reset and checkout a branch")), + OPT_BOOL('l', NULL, &opts.new_branch_log, N_("create reflog for new branch")), OPT_END() }; int ret; -- 2.21.0.548.gd3c7d92dc2