+static const char *parse_remote_branch(const char *arg,
+ struct object_id *rev,
+ int could_be_checkout_paths)
+{
+ int num_matches = 0;
+ const char *remote = unique_tracking_name(arg, rev, &num_matches);
+
+ if (remote && could_be_checkout_paths) {
+ die(_("'%s' could be both a local file and a tracking branch.\n"
+ "Please use -- (and optionally --no-guess) to disambiguate"),
+ arg);
+ }
+
+ if (!remote && num_matches > 1) {
+ if (advice_checkout_ambiguous_remote_branch_name) {
+ advise(_("If you meant to check out a remote tracking branch on, e.g. 'origin',\n"
+ "you can do so by fully qualifying the name with the --track option:\n"
+ "\n"
+ " git checkout --track origin/<name>\n"
+ "\n"
+ "If you'd like to always have checkouts of an ambiguous <name> prefer\n"
+ "one remote, e.g. the 'origin' remote, consider setting\n"
+ "checkout.defaultRemote=origin in your config."));
+ }
+
+ die(_("'%s' matched multiple (%d) remote tracking branches"),
+ arg, num_matches);
+ }
+
+ return remote;
+}
+