Have '-' mean the same as '@{-1}', i.e., the last branch we were on.
Signed-off-by: Thomas Rast <trast@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/git-checkout.txt | 4 +++
builtin-checkout.c | 3 ++
t/t2012-checkout-last.sh | 50 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
3 files changed, 57 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
create mode 100755 t/t2012-checkout-last.sh
diff --git a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
index 9cd5151..3bccffa 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
@@ -133,6 +133,10 @@ the conflicted merge in the specified paths.
+
When this parameter names a non-branch (but still a valid commit object),
your HEAD becomes 'detached'.
++
+As a special case, the "`@\{-N\}`" syntax for the N-th last branch
+checks out the branch (instead of detaching). You may also specify
+"`-`" which is synonymous with "`@\{-1\}`".
Detached HEAD
diff --git a/builtin-checkout.c b/builtin-checkout.c
index dc1de06..b0a101b 100644
--- a/builtin-checkout.c
+++ b/builtin-checkout.c
@@ -679,6 +679,9 @@ int cmd_checkout(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
arg = argv[0];
has_dash_dash = (argc > 1) && !strcmp(argv[1], "--");
+ if (!strcmp(arg, "-"))
+ arg = "@{-1}";
+
if (get_sha1(arg, rev)) {
if (has_dash_dash) /* case (1) */
die("invalid reference: %s", arg);
diff --git a/t/t2012-checkout-last.sh b/t/t2012-checkout-last.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..320f6eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t2012-checkout-last.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='checkout can switch to last branch'
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+test_expect_success 'setup' '
+ echo hello >world &&
+ git add world &&
+ git commit -m initial &&
+ git branch other &&
+ echo "hello again" >>world &&
+ git add world &&
+ git commit -m second
+'
+
+test_expect_success '"checkout -" does not work initially' '
+ test_must_fail git checkout -
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'first branch switch' '
+ git checkout other
+'
+
+test_expect_success '"checkout -" switches back' '
+ git checkout - &&
+ test "z$(git symbolic-ref HEAD)" = "zrefs/heads/master"
+'
+
+test_expect_success '"checkout -" switches forth' '
+ git checkout - &&
+ test "z$(git symbolic-ref HEAD)" = "zrefs/heads/other"
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'detach HEAD' '
+ git checkout $(git rev-parse HEAD)
+'
+
+test_expect_success '"checkout -" attaches again' '
+ git checkout - &&
+ test "z$(git symbolic-ref HEAD)" = "zrefs/heads/other"
+'
+
+test_expect_success '"checkout -" detaches again' '
+ git checkout - &&
+ test "z$(git rev-parse HEAD)" = "z$(git rev-parse other)" &&
+ test_must_fail git symbolic-ref HEAD
+'
+
+test_done
--
1.6.1.315.g92577
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