Imported Upstream version 2.17.0
[platform/upstream/git.git] / builtin / branch.c
index ff05869..6d0cea9 100644 (file)
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "cache.h"
+#include "config.h"
 #include "color.h"
 #include "refs.h"
 #include "commit.h"
 #include "column.h"
 #include "utf8.h"
 #include "wt-status.h"
+#include "ref-filter.h"
+#include "worktree.h"
 
 static const char * const builtin_branch_usage[] = {
        N_("git branch [<options>] [-r | -a] [--merged | --no-merged]"),
        N_("git branch [<options>] [-l] [-f] <branch-name> [<start-point>]"),
        N_("git branch [<options>] [-r] (-d | -D) <branch-name>..."),
        N_("git branch [<options>] (-m | -M) [<old-branch>] <new-branch>"),
+       N_("git branch [<options>] (-c | -C) [<old-branch>] <new-branch>"),
+       N_("git branch [<options>] [-r | -a] [--points-at]"),
+       N_("git branch [<options>] [-r | -a] [--format]"),
        NULL
 };
 
-#define REF_LOCAL_BRANCH    0x01
-#define REF_REMOTE_BRANCH   0x02
-
 static const char *head;
-static unsigned char head_sha1[20];
+static struct object_id head_oid;
 
 static int branch_use_color = -1;
 static char branch_colors[][COLOR_MAXLEN] = {
        GIT_COLOR_RESET,
-       GIT_COLOR_NORMAL,       /* PLAIN */
-       GIT_COLOR_RED,          /* REMOTE */
-       GIT_COLOR_NORMAL,       /* LOCAL */
-       GIT_COLOR_GREEN,        /* CURRENT */
-       GIT_COLOR_BLUE,         /* UPSTREAM */
+       GIT_COLOR_NORMAL,       /* PLAIN */
+       GIT_COLOR_RED,          /* REMOTE */
+       GIT_COLOR_NORMAL,       /* LOCAL */
+       GIT_COLOR_GREEN,        /* CURRENT */
+       GIT_COLOR_BLUE,         /* UPSTREAM */
 };
 enum color_branch {
        BRANCH_COLOR_RESET = 0,
@@ -52,13 +55,6 @@ enum color_branch {
        BRANCH_COLOR_UPSTREAM = 5
 };
 
-static enum merge_filter {
-       NO_FILTER = 0,
-       SHOW_NOT_MERGED,
-       SHOW_MERGED
-} merge_filter;
-static unsigned char merge_filter_ref[20];
-
 static struct string_list output = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
 static unsigned int colopts;
 
@@ -121,16 +117,16 @@ static int branch_merged(int kind, const char *name,
        void *reference_name_to_free = NULL;
        int merged;
 
-       if (kind == REF_LOCAL_BRANCH) {
+       if (kind == FILTER_REFS_BRANCHES) {
                struct branch *branch = branch_get(name);
                const char *upstream = branch_get_upstream(branch, NULL);
-               unsigned char sha1[20];
+               struct object_id oid;
 
                if (upstream &&
                    (reference_name = reference_name_to_free =
                     resolve_refdup(upstream, RESOLVE_REF_READING,
-                                   sha1, NULL)) != NULL)
-                       reference_rev = lookup_commit_reference(sha1);
+                                   &oid, NULL)) != NULL)
+                       reference_rev = lookup_commit_reference(&oid);
        }
        if (!reference_rev)
                reference_rev = head_rev;
@@ -160,10 +156,10 @@ static int branch_merged(int kind, const char *name,
 }
 
 static int check_branch_commit(const char *branchname, const char *refname,
-                              const unsigned char *sha1, struct commit *head_rev,
+                              const struct object_id *oid, struct commit *head_rev,
                               int kinds, int force)
 {
-       struct commit *rev = lookup_commit_reference(sha1);
+       struct commit *rev = lookup_commit_reference(oid);
        if (!rev) {
                error(_("Couldn't look up commit object for '%s'"), refname);
                return -1;
@@ -190,54 +186,62 @@ static int delete_branches(int argc, const char **argv, int force, int kinds,
                           int quiet)
 {
        struct commit *head_rev = NULL;
-       unsigned char sha1[20];
+       struct object_id oid;
        char *name = NULL;
        const char *fmt;
        int i;
        int ret = 0;
        int remote_branch = 0;
        struct strbuf bname = STRBUF_INIT;
+       unsigned allowed_interpret;
 
        switch (kinds) {
-       case REF_REMOTE_BRANCH:
+       case FILTER_REFS_REMOTES:
                fmt = "refs/remotes/%s";
                /* For subsequent UI messages */
                remote_branch = 1;
+               allowed_interpret = INTERPRET_BRANCH_REMOTE;
 
                force = 1;
                break;
-       case REF_LOCAL_BRANCH:
+       case FILTER_REFS_BRANCHES:
                fmt = "refs/heads/%s";
+               allowed_interpret = INTERPRET_BRANCH_LOCAL;
                break;
        default:
                die(_("cannot use -a with -d"));
        }
 
        if (!force) {
-               head_rev = lookup_commit_reference(head_sha1);
+               head_rev = lookup_commit_reference(&head_oid);
                if (!head_rev)
                        die(_("Couldn't look up commit object for HEAD"));
        }
-       for (i = 0; i < argc; i++, strbuf_release(&bname)) {
-               const char *target;
+       for (i = 0; i < argc; i++, strbuf_reset(&bname)) {
+               char *target = NULL;
                int flags = 0;
 
-               strbuf_branchname(&bname, argv[i]);
-               if (kinds == REF_LOCAL_BRANCH && !strcmp(head, bname.buf)) {
-                       error(_("Cannot delete the branch '%s' "
-                             "which you are currently on."), bname.buf);
-                       ret = 1;
-                       continue;
-               }
-
+               strbuf_branchname(&bname, argv[i], allowed_interpret);
                free(name);
-
                name = mkpathdup(fmt, bname.buf);
-               target = resolve_ref_unsafe(name,
-                                           RESOLVE_REF_READING
-                                           | RESOLVE_REF_NO_RECURSE
-                                           | RESOLVE_REF_ALLOW_BAD_NAME,
-                                           sha1, &flags);
+
+               if (kinds == FILTER_REFS_BRANCHES) {
+                       const struct worktree *wt =
+                               find_shared_symref("HEAD", name);
+                       if (wt) {
+                               error(_("Cannot delete branch '%s' "
+                                       "checked out at '%s'"),
+                                     bname.buf, wt->path);
+                               ret = 1;
+                               continue;
+                       }
+               }
+
+               target = resolve_refdup(name,
+                                       RESOLVE_REF_READING
+                                       | RESOLVE_REF_NO_RECURSE
+                                       | RESOLVE_REF_ALLOW_BAD_NAME,
+                                       &oid, &flags);
                if (!target) {
                        error(remote_branch
                              ? _("remote-tracking branch '%s' not found.")
@@ -247,20 +251,20 @@ static int delete_branches(int argc, const char **argv, int force, int kinds,
                }
 
                if (!(flags & (REF_ISSYMREF|REF_ISBROKEN)) &&
-                   check_branch_commit(bname.buf, name, sha1, head_rev, kinds,
+                   check_branch_commit(bname.buf, name, &oid, head_rev, kinds,
                                        force)) {
                        ret = 1;
-                       continue;
+                       goto next;
                }
 
-               if (delete_ref(name, is_null_sha1(sha1) ? NULL : sha1,
-                              REF_NODEREF)) {
+               if (delete_ref(NULL, name, is_null_oid(&oid) ? NULL : &oid,
+                              REF_NO_DEREF)) {
                        error(remote_branch
                              ? _("Error deleting remote-tracking branch '%s'")
                              : _("Error deleting branch '%s'"),
                              bname.buf);
                        ret = 1;
-                       continue;
+                       goto next;
                }
                if (!quiet) {
                        printf(remote_branch
@@ -269,439 +273,205 @@ static int delete_branches(int argc, const char **argv, int force, int kinds,
                               bname.buf,
                               (flags & REF_ISBROKEN) ? "broken"
                               : (flags & REF_ISSYMREF) ? target
-                              : find_unique_abbrev(sha1, DEFAULT_ABBREV));
+                              : find_unique_abbrev(oid.hash, DEFAULT_ABBREV));
                }
                delete_branch_config(bname.buf);
+
+       next:
+               free(target);
        }
 
        free(name);
+       strbuf_release(&bname);
 
-       return(ret);
+       return ret;
 }
 
-struct ref_item {
-       char *name;
-       char *dest;
-       unsigned int kind, width;
-       struct commit *commit;
-       int ignore;
-};
-
-struct ref_list {
-       struct rev_info revs;
-       int index, alloc, maxwidth, verbose, abbrev;
-       struct ref_item *list;
-       struct commit_list *with_commit;
-       int kinds;
-};
-
-static char *resolve_symref(const char *src, const char *prefix)
+static int calc_maxwidth(struct ref_array *refs, int remote_bonus)
 {
-       unsigned char sha1[20];
-       int flag;
-       const char *dst;
-
-       dst = resolve_ref_unsafe(src, 0, sha1, &flag);
-       if (!(dst && (flag & REF_ISSYMREF)))
-               return NULL;
-       if (prefix)
-               skip_prefix(dst, prefix, &dst);
-       return xstrdup(dst);
-}
-
-struct append_ref_cb {
-       struct ref_list *ref_list;
-       const char **pattern;
-       int ret;
-};
-
-static int match_patterns(const char **pattern, const char *refname)
-{
-       if (!*pattern)
-               return 1; /* no pattern always matches */
-       while (*pattern) {
-               if (!wildmatch(*pattern, refname, 0, NULL))
-                       return 1;
-               pattern++;
+       int i, max = 0;
+       for (i = 0; i < refs->nr; i++) {
+               struct ref_array_item *it = refs->items[i];
+               const char *desc = it->refname;
+               int w;
+
+               skip_prefix(it->refname, "refs/heads/", &desc);
+               skip_prefix(it->refname, "refs/remotes/", &desc);
+               if (it->kind == FILTER_REFS_DETACHED_HEAD) {
+                       char *head_desc = get_head_description();
+                       w = utf8_strwidth(head_desc);
+                       free(head_desc);
+               } else
+                       w = utf8_strwidth(desc);
+
+               if (it->kind == FILTER_REFS_REMOTES)
+                       w += remote_bonus;
+               if (w > max)
+                       max = w;
        }
-       return 0;
+       return max;
 }
 
-static int append_ref(const char *refname, const struct object_id *oid, int flags, void *cb_data)
+static const char *quote_literal_for_format(const char *s)
 {
-       struct append_ref_cb *cb = (struct append_ref_cb *)(cb_data);
-       struct ref_list *ref_list = cb->ref_list;
-       struct ref_item *newitem;
-       struct commit *commit;
-       int kind, i;
-       const char *prefix, *orig_refname = refname;
-
-       static struct {
-               int kind;
-               const char *prefix;
-       } ref_kind[] = {
-               { REF_LOCAL_BRANCH, "refs/heads/" },
-               { REF_REMOTE_BRANCH, "refs/remotes/" },
-       };
-
-       /* Detect kind */
-       for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(ref_kind); i++) {
-               prefix = ref_kind[i].prefix;
-               if (skip_prefix(refname, prefix, &refname)) {
-                       kind = ref_kind[i].kind;
-                       break;
-               }
-       }
-       if (ARRAY_SIZE(ref_kind) <= i)
-               return 0;
-
-       /* Don't add types the caller doesn't want */
-       if ((kind & ref_list->kinds) == 0)
-               return 0;
-
-       if (!match_patterns(cb->pattern, refname))
-               return 0;
+       static struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
 
-       commit = NULL;
-       if (ref_list->verbose || ref_list->with_commit || merge_filter != NO_FILTER) {
-               commit = lookup_commit_reference_gently(oid->hash, 1);
-               if (!commit) {
-                       cb->ret = error(_("branch '%s' does not point at a commit"), refname);
-                       return 0;
+       strbuf_reset(&buf);
+       while (*s) {
+               const char *ep = strchrnul(s, '%');
+               if (s < ep)
+                       strbuf_add(&buf, s, ep - s);
+               if (*ep == '%') {
+                       strbuf_addstr(&buf, "%%");
+                       s = ep + 1;
+               } else {
+                       s = ep;
                }
-
-               /* Filter with with_commit if specified */
-               if (!is_descendant_of(commit, ref_list->with_commit))
-                       return 0;
-
-               if (merge_filter != NO_FILTER)
-                       add_pending_object(&ref_list->revs,
-                                          (struct object *)commit, refname);
-       }
-
-       ALLOC_GROW(ref_list->list, ref_list->index + 1, ref_list->alloc);
-
-       /* Record the new item */
-       newitem = &(ref_list->list[ref_list->index++]);
-       newitem->name = xstrdup(refname);
-       newitem->kind = kind;
-       newitem->commit = commit;
-       newitem->width = utf8_strwidth(refname);
-       newitem->dest = resolve_symref(orig_refname, prefix);
-       newitem->ignore = 0;
-       /* adjust for "remotes/" */
-       if (newitem->kind == REF_REMOTE_BRANCH &&
-           ref_list->kinds != REF_REMOTE_BRANCH)
-               newitem->width += 8;
-       if (newitem->width > ref_list->maxwidth)
-               ref_list->maxwidth = newitem->width;
-
-       return 0;
-}
-
-static void free_ref_list(struct ref_list *ref_list)
-{
-       int i;
-
-       for (i = 0; i < ref_list->index; i++) {
-               free(ref_list->list[i].name);
-               free(ref_list->list[i].dest);
        }
-       free(ref_list->list);
+       return buf.buf;
 }
 
-static int ref_cmp(const void *r1, const void *r2)
+static char *build_format(struct ref_filter *filter, int maxwidth, const char *remote_prefix)
 {
-       struct ref_item *c1 = (struct ref_item *)(r1);
-       struct ref_item *c2 = (struct ref_item *)(r2);
-
-       if (c1->kind != c2->kind)
-               return c1->kind - c2->kind;
-       return strcmp(c1->name, c2->name);
-}
-
-static void fill_tracking_info(struct strbuf *stat, const char *branch_name,
-               int show_upstream_ref)
-{
-       int ours, theirs;
-       char *ref = NULL;
-       struct branch *branch = branch_get(branch_name);
-       const char *upstream;
-       struct strbuf fancy = STRBUF_INIT;
-       int upstream_is_gone = 0;
-       int added_decoration = 1;
-
-       if (stat_tracking_info(branch, &ours, &theirs, &upstream) < 0) {
-               if (!upstream)
-                       return;
-               upstream_is_gone = 1;
-       }
-
-       if (show_upstream_ref) {
-               ref = shorten_unambiguous_ref(upstream, 0);
-               if (want_color(branch_use_color))
-                       strbuf_addf(&fancy, "%s%s%s",
-                                       branch_get_color(BRANCH_COLOR_UPSTREAM),
-                                       ref, branch_get_color(BRANCH_COLOR_RESET));
+       struct strbuf fmt = STRBUF_INIT;
+       struct strbuf local = STRBUF_INIT;
+       struct strbuf remote = STRBUF_INIT;
+
+       strbuf_addf(&local, "%%(if)%%(HEAD)%%(then)* %s%%(else)  %s%%(end)",
+                   branch_get_color(BRANCH_COLOR_CURRENT),
+                   branch_get_color(BRANCH_COLOR_LOCAL));
+       strbuf_addf(&remote, "  %s",
+                   branch_get_color(BRANCH_COLOR_REMOTE));
+
+       if (filter->verbose) {
+               struct strbuf obname = STRBUF_INIT;
+
+               if (filter->abbrev < 0)
+                       strbuf_addf(&obname, "%%(objectname:short)");
+               else if (!filter->abbrev)
+                       strbuf_addf(&obname, "%%(objectname)");
                else
-                       strbuf_addstr(&fancy, ref);
-       }
+                       strbuf_addf(&obname, "%%(objectname:short=%d)", filter->abbrev);
 
-       if (upstream_is_gone) {
-               if (show_upstream_ref)
-                       strbuf_addf(stat, _("[%s: gone]"), fancy.buf);
-               else
-                       added_decoration = 0;
-       } else if (!ours && !theirs) {
-               if (show_upstream_ref)
-                       strbuf_addf(stat, _("[%s]"), fancy.buf);
-               else
-                       added_decoration = 0;
-       } else if (!ours) {
-               if (show_upstream_ref)
-                       strbuf_addf(stat, _("[%s: behind %d]"), fancy.buf, theirs);
-               else
-                       strbuf_addf(stat, _("[behind %d]"), theirs);
+               strbuf_addf(&local, "%%(align:%d,left)%%(refname:lstrip=2)%%(end)", maxwidth);
+               strbuf_addstr(&local, branch_get_color(BRANCH_COLOR_RESET));
+               strbuf_addf(&local, " %s ", obname.buf);
 
-       } else if (!theirs) {
-               if (show_upstream_ref)
-                       strbuf_addf(stat, _("[%s: ahead %d]"), fancy.buf, ours);
+               if (filter->verbose > 1)
+                       strbuf_addf(&local, "%%(if)%%(upstream)%%(then)[%s%%(upstream:short)%s%%(if)%%(upstream:track)"
+                                   "%%(then): %%(upstream:track,nobracket)%%(end)] %%(end)%%(contents:subject)",
+                                   branch_get_color(BRANCH_COLOR_UPSTREAM), branch_get_color(BRANCH_COLOR_RESET));
                else
-                       strbuf_addf(stat, _("[ahead %d]"), ours);
+                       strbuf_addf(&local, "%%(if)%%(upstream:track)%%(then)%%(upstream:track) %%(end)%%(contents:subject)");
+
+               strbuf_addf(&remote, "%%(align:%d,left)%s%%(refname:lstrip=2)%%(end)%s"
+                           "%%(if)%%(symref)%%(then) -> %%(symref:short)"
+                           "%%(else) %s %%(contents:subject)%%(end)",
+                           maxwidth, quote_literal_for_format(remote_prefix),
+                           branch_get_color(BRANCH_COLOR_RESET), obname.buf);
+               strbuf_release(&obname);
        } else {
-               if (show_upstream_ref)
-                       strbuf_addf(stat, _("[%s: ahead %d, behind %d]"),
-                                   fancy.buf, ours, theirs);
-               else
-                       strbuf_addf(stat, _("[ahead %d, behind %d]"),
-                                   ours, theirs);
-       }
-       strbuf_release(&fancy);
-       if (added_decoration)
-               strbuf_addch(stat, ' ');
-       free(ref);
-}
-
-static void add_verbose_info(struct strbuf *out, struct ref_item *item,
-                            int verbose, int abbrev)
-{
-       struct strbuf subject = STRBUF_INIT, stat = STRBUF_INIT;
-       const char *sub = _(" **** invalid ref ****");
-       struct commit *commit = item->commit;
-
-       if (!parse_commit(commit)) {
-               pp_commit_easy(CMIT_FMT_ONELINE, commit, &subject);
-               sub = subject.buf;
+               strbuf_addf(&local, "%%(refname:lstrip=2)%s%%(if)%%(symref)%%(then) -> %%(symref:short)%%(end)",
+                           branch_get_color(BRANCH_COLOR_RESET));
+               strbuf_addf(&remote, "%s%%(refname:lstrip=2)%s%%(if)%%(symref)%%(then) -> %%(symref:short)%%(end)",
+                           quote_literal_for_format(remote_prefix),
+                           branch_get_color(BRANCH_COLOR_RESET));
        }
 
-       if (item->kind == REF_LOCAL_BRANCH)
-               fill_tracking_info(&stat, item->name, verbose > 1);
+       strbuf_addf(&fmt, "%%(if:notequals=refs/remotes)%%(refname:rstrip=-2)%%(then)%s%%(else)%s%%(end)", local.buf, remote.buf);
 
-       strbuf_addf(out, " %s %s%s",
-               find_unique_abbrev(item->commit->object.sha1, abbrev),
-               stat.buf, sub);
-       strbuf_release(&stat);
-       strbuf_release(&subject);
+       strbuf_release(&local);
+       strbuf_release(&remote);
+       return strbuf_detach(&fmt, NULL);
 }
 
-static void print_ref_item(struct ref_item *item, int maxwidth, int verbose,
-                          int abbrev, int current, char *prefix)
+static void print_ref_list(struct ref_filter *filter, struct ref_sorting *sorting, struct ref_format *format)
 {
-       char c;
-       int color;
-       struct strbuf out = STRBUF_INIT, name = STRBUF_INIT;
+       int i;
+       struct ref_array array;
+       int maxwidth = 0;
+       const char *remote_prefix = "";
+       struct strbuf out = STRBUF_INIT;
+       char *to_free = NULL;
 
-       if (item->ignore)
-               return;
+       /*
+        * If we are listing more than just remote branches,
+        * then remote branches will have a "remotes/" prefix.
+        * We need to account for this in the width.
+        */
+       if (filter->kind != FILTER_REFS_REMOTES)
+               remote_prefix = "remotes/";
 
-       switch (item->kind) {
-       case REF_LOCAL_BRANCH:
-               color = BRANCH_COLOR_LOCAL;
-               break;
-       case REF_REMOTE_BRANCH:
-               color = BRANCH_COLOR_REMOTE;
-               break;
-       default:
-               color = BRANCH_COLOR_PLAIN;
-               break;
-       }
+       memset(&array, 0, sizeof(array));
 
-       c = ' ';
-       if (current) {
-               c = '*';
-               color = BRANCH_COLOR_CURRENT;
-       }
+       filter_refs(&array, filter, filter->kind | FILTER_REFS_INCLUDE_BROKEN);
 
-       strbuf_addf(&name, "%s%s", prefix, item->name);
-       if (verbose) {
-               int utf8_compensation = strlen(name.buf) - utf8_strwidth(name.buf);
-               strbuf_addf(&out, "%c %s%-*s%s", c, branch_get_color(color),
-                           maxwidth + utf8_compensation, name.buf,
-                           branch_get_color(BRANCH_COLOR_RESET));
-       } else
-               strbuf_addf(&out, "%c %s%s%s", c, branch_get_color(color),
-                           name.buf, branch_get_color(BRANCH_COLOR_RESET));
-
-       if (item->dest)
-               strbuf_addf(&out, " -> %s", item->dest);
-       else if (verbose)
-               /* " f7c0c00 [ahead 58, behind 197] vcs-svn: drop obj_pool.h" */
-               add_verbose_info(&out, item, verbose, abbrev);
-       if (column_active(colopts)) {
-               assert(!verbose && "--column and --verbose are incompatible");
-               string_list_append(&output, out.buf);
-       } else {
-               printf("%s\n", out.buf);
-       }
-       strbuf_release(&name);
-       strbuf_release(&out);
-}
+       if (filter->verbose)
+               maxwidth = calc_maxwidth(&array, strlen(remote_prefix));
 
-static int calc_maxwidth(struct ref_list *refs)
-{
-       int i, w = 0;
-       for (i = 0; i < refs->index; i++) {
-               if (refs->list[i].ignore)
-                       continue;
-               if (refs->list[i].width > w)
-                       w = refs->list[i].width;
-       }
-       return w;
-}
+       if (!format->format)
+               format->format = to_free = build_format(filter, maxwidth, remote_prefix);
+       format->use_color = branch_use_color;
 
-static char *get_head_description(void)
-{
-       struct strbuf desc = STRBUF_INIT;
-       struct wt_status_state state;
-       memset(&state, 0, sizeof(state));
-       wt_status_get_state(&state, 1);
-       if (state.rebase_in_progress ||
-           state.rebase_interactive_in_progress)
-               strbuf_addf(&desc, _("(no branch, rebasing %s)"),
-                           state.branch);
-       else if (state.bisect_in_progress)
-               strbuf_addf(&desc, _("(no branch, bisect started on %s)"),
-                           state.branch);
-       else if (state.detached_from) {
-               /* TRANSLATORS: make sure these match _("HEAD detached at ")
-                  and _("HEAD detached from ") in wt-status.c */
-               if (state.detached_at)
-                       strbuf_addf(&desc, _("(HEAD detached at %s)"),
-                               state.detached_from);
-               else
-                       strbuf_addf(&desc, _("(HEAD detached from %s)"),
-                               state.detached_from);
-       }
-       else
-               strbuf_addstr(&desc, _("(no branch)"));
-       free(state.branch);
-       free(state.onto);
-       free(state.detached_from);
-       return strbuf_detach(&desc, NULL);
-}
+       if (verify_ref_format(format))
+               die(_("unable to parse format string"));
 
-static void show_detached(struct ref_list *ref_list)
-{
-       struct commit *head_commit = lookup_commit_reference_gently(head_sha1, 1);
-
-       if (head_commit && is_descendant_of(head_commit, ref_list->with_commit)) {
-               struct ref_item item;
-               item.name = get_head_description();
-               item.width = utf8_strwidth(item.name);
-               item.kind = REF_LOCAL_BRANCH;
-               item.dest = NULL;
-               item.commit = head_commit;
-               item.ignore = 0;
-               if (item.width > ref_list->maxwidth)
-                       ref_list->maxwidth = item.width;
-               print_ref_item(&item, ref_list->maxwidth, ref_list->verbose, ref_list->abbrev, 1, "");
-               free(item.name);
+       ref_array_sort(sorting, &array);
+
+       for (i = 0; i < array.nr; i++) {
+               format_ref_array_item(array.items[i], format, &out);
+               if (column_active(colopts)) {
+                       assert(!filter->verbose && "--column and --verbose are incompatible");
+                        /* format to a string_list to let print_columns() do its job */
+                       string_list_append(&output, out.buf);
+               } else {
+                       fwrite(out.buf, 1, out.len, stdout);
+                       putchar('\n');
+               }
+               strbuf_release(&out);
        }
+
+       ref_array_clear(&array);
+       free(to_free);
 }
 
-static int print_ref_list(int kinds, int detached, int verbose, int abbrev, struct commit_list *with_commit, const char **pattern)
+static void reject_rebase_or_bisect_branch(const char *target)
 {
+       struct worktree **worktrees = get_worktrees(0);
        int i;
-       struct append_ref_cb cb;
-       struct ref_list ref_list;
-
-       memset(&ref_list, 0, sizeof(ref_list));
-       ref_list.kinds = kinds;
-       ref_list.verbose = verbose;
-       ref_list.abbrev = abbrev;
-       ref_list.with_commit = with_commit;
-       if (merge_filter != NO_FILTER)
-               init_revisions(&ref_list.revs, NULL);
-       cb.ref_list = &ref_list;
-       cb.pattern = pattern;
-       cb.ret = 0;
-       for_each_rawref(append_ref, &cb);
-       if (merge_filter != NO_FILTER) {
-               struct commit *filter;
-               filter = lookup_commit_reference_gently(merge_filter_ref, 0);
-               if (!filter)
-                       die(_("object '%s' does not point to a commit"),
-                           sha1_to_hex(merge_filter_ref));
-
-               filter->object.flags |= UNINTERESTING;
-               add_pending_object(&ref_list.revs,
-                                  (struct object *) filter, "");
-               ref_list.revs.limited = 1;
-
-               if (prepare_revision_walk(&ref_list.revs))
-                       die(_("revision walk setup failed"));
-
-               for (i = 0; i < ref_list.index; i++) {
-                       struct ref_item *item = &ref_list.list[i];
-                       struct commit *commit = item->commit;
-                       int is_merged = !!(commit->object.flags & UNINTERESTING);
-                       item->ignore = is_merged != (merge_filter == SHOW_MERGED);
-               }
 
-               for (i = 0; i < ref_list.index; i++) {
-                       struct ref_item *item = &ref_list.list[i];
-                       clear_commit_marks(item->commit, ALL_REV_FLAGS);
-               }
-               clear_commit_marks(filter, ALL_REV_FLAGS);
+       for (i = 0; worktrees[i]; i++) {
+               struct worktree *wt = worktrees[i];
 
-               if (verbose)
-                       ref_list.maxwidth = calc_maxwidth(&ref_list);
-       }
-
-       qsort(ref_list.list, ref_list.index, sizeof(struct ref_item), ref_cmp);
-
-       detached = (detached && (kinds & REF_LOCAL_BRANCH));
-       if (detached && match_patterns(pattern, "HEAD"))
-               show_detached(&ref_list);
-
-       for (i = 0; i < ref_list.index; i++) {
-               int current = !detached &&
-                       (ref_list.list[i].kind == REF_LOCAL_BRANCH) &&
-                       !strcmp(ref_list.list[i].name, head);
-               char *prefix = (kinds != REF_REMOTE_BRANCH &&
-                               ref_list.list[i].kind == REF_REMOTE_BRANCH)
-                               ? "remotes/" : "";
-               print_ref_item(&ref_list.list[i], ref_list.maxwidth, verbose,
-                              abbrev, current, prefix);
-       }
+               if (!wt->is_detached)
+                       continue;
 
-       free_ref_list(&ref_list);
+               if (is_worktree_being_rebased(wt, target))
+                       die(_("Branch %s is being rebased at %s"),
+                           target, wt->path);
 
-       if (cb.ret)
-               error(_("some refs could not be read"));
+               if (is_worktree_being_bisected(wt, target))
+                       die(_("Branch %s is being bisected at %s"),
+                           target, wt->path);
+       }
 
-       return cb.ret;
+       free_worktrees(worktrees);
 }
 
-static void rename_branch(const char *oldname, const char *newname, int force)
+static void copy_or_rename_branch(const char *oldname, const char *newname, int copy, int force)
 {
        struct strbuf oldref = STRBUF_INIT, newref = STRBUF_INIT, logmsg = STRBUF_INIT;
        struct strbuf oldsection = STRBUF_INIT, newsection = STRBUF_INIT;
+       const char *interpreted_oldname = NULL;
+       const char *interpreted_newname = NULL;
        int recovery = 0;
-       int clobber_head_ok;
 
-       if (!oldname)
-               die(_("cannot rename the current branch while not on any."));
+       if (!oldname) {
+               if (copy)
+                       die(_("cannot copy the current branch while not on any."));
+               else
+                       die(_("cannot rename the current branch while not on any."));
+       }
 
        if (strbuf_check_branch_ref(&oldref, oldname)) {
                /*
@@ -718,53 +488,61 @@ static void rename_branch(const char *oldname, const char *newname, int force)
         * A command like "git branch -M currentbranch currentbranch" cannot
         * cause the worktree to become inconsistent with HEAD, so allow it.
         */
-       clobber_head_ok = !strcmp(oldname, newname);
+       if (!strcmp(oldname, newname))
+               validate_branchname(newname, &newref);
+       else
+               validate_new_branchname(newname, &newref, force);
 
-       validate_new_branchname(newname, &newref, force, clobber_head_ok);
+       reject_rebase_or_bisect_branch(oldref.buf);
 
-       strbuf_addf(&logmsg, "Branch: renamed %s to %s",
-                oldref.buf, newref.buf);
+       if (!skip_prefix(oldref.buf, "refs/heads/", &interpreted_oldname) ||
+           !skip_prefix(newref.buf, "refs/heads/", &interpreted_newname)) {
+               die("BUG: expected prefix missing for refs");
+       }
 
-       if (rename_ref(oldref.buf, newref.buf, logmsg.buf))
+       if (copy)
+               strbuf_addf(&logmsg, "Branch: copied %s to %s",
+                           oldref.buf, newref.buf);
+       else
+               strbuf_addf(&logmsg, "Branch: renamed %s to %s",
+                           oldref.buf, newref.buf);
+
+       if (!copy && rename_ref(oldref.buf, newref.buf, logmsg.buf))
                die(_("Branch rename failed"));
-       strbuf_release(&logmsg);
+       if (copy && copy_existing_ref(oldref.buf, newref.buf, logmsg.buf))
+               die(_("Branch copy failed"));
 
-       if (recovery)
-               warning(_("Renamed a misnamed branch '%s' away"), oldref.buf + 11);
+       if (recovery) {
+               if (copy)
+                       warning(_("Created a copy of a misnamed branch '%s'"),
+                               interpreted_oldname);
+               else
+                       warning(_("Renamed a misnamed branch '%s' away"),
+                               interpreted_oldname);
+       }
 
-       /* no need to pass logmsg here as HEAD didn't really move */
-       if (!strcmp(oldname, head) && create_symref("HEAD", newref.buf, NULL))
+       if (!copy &&
+           replace_each_worktree_head_symref(oldref.buf, newref.buf, logmsg.buf))
                die(_("Branch renamed to %s, but HEAD is not updated!"), newname);
 
-       strbuf_addf(&oldsection, "branch.%s", oldref.buf + 11);
+       strbuf_release(&logmsg);
+
+       strbuf_addf(&oldsection, "branch.%s", interpreted_oldname);
        strbuf_release(&oldref);
-       strbuf_addf(&newsection, "branch.%s", newref.buf + 11);
+       strbuf_addf(&newsection, "branch.%s", interpreted_newname);
        strbuf_release(&newref);
-       if (git_config_rename_section(oldsection.buf, newsection.buf) < 0)
+       if (!copy && git_config_rename_section(oldsection.buf, newsection.buf) < 0)
                die(_("Branch is renamed, but update of config-file failed"));
+       if (copy && strcmp(oldname, newname) && git_config_copy_section(oldsection.buf, newsection.buf) < 0)
+               die(_("Branch is copied, but update of config-file failed"));
        strbuf_release(&oldsection);
        strbuf_release(&newsection);
 }
 
-static int opt_parse_merge_filter(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset)
-{
-       merge_filter = ((opt->long_name[0] == 'n')
-                       ? SHOW_NOT_MERGED
-                       : SHOW_MERGED);
-       if (unset)
-               merge_filter = SHOW_NOT_MERGED; /* b/c for --no-merged */
-       if (!arg)
-               arg = "HEAD";
-       if (get_sha1(arg, merge_filter_ref))
-               die(_("malformed object name %s"), arg);
-       return 0;
-}
-
-static const char edit_description[] = "BRANCH_DESCRIPTION";
+static GIT_PATH_FUNC(edit_description, "EDIT_DESCRIPTION")
 
 static int edit_branch_description(const char *branch_name)
 {
-       int status;
        struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
        struct strbuf name = STRBUF_INIT;
 
@@ -772,97 +550,92 @@ static int edit_branch_description(const char *branch_name)
        if (!buf.len || buf.buf[buf.len-1] != '\n')
                strbuf_addch(&buf, '\n');
        strbuf_commented_addf(&buf,
-                   "Please edit the description for the branch\n"
-                   "  %s\n"
-                   "Lines starting with '%c' will be stripped.\n",
+                   _("Please edit the description for the branch\n"
+                     "  %s\n"
+                     "Lines starting with '%c' will be stripped.\n"),
                    branch_name, comment_line_char);
-       if (write_file_gently(git_path(edit_description), "%s", buf.buf)) {
-               strbuf_release(&buf);
-               return error(_("could not write branch description template: %s"),
-                            strerror(errno));
-       }
+       write_file_buf(edit_description(), buf.buf, buf.len);
        strbuf_reset(&buf);
-       if (launch_editor(git_path(edit_description), &buf, NULL)) {
+       if (launch_editor(edit_description(), &buf, NULL)) {
                strbuf_release(&buf);
                return -1;
        }
-       stripspace(&buf, 1);
+       strbuf_stripspace(&buf, 1);
 
        strbuf_addf(&name, "branch.%s.description", branch_name);
-       status = git_config_set(name.buf, buf.len ? buf.buf : NULL);
+       git_config_set(name.buf, buf.len ? buf.buf : NULL);
        strbuf_release(&name);
        strbuf_release(&buf);
 
-       return status;
+       return 0;
 }
 
 int cmd_branch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
-       int delete = 0, rename = 0, force = 0, list = 0;
-       int verbose = 0, abbrev = -1, detached = 0;
+       int delete = 0, rename = 0, copy = 0, force = 0, list = 0;
        int reflog = 0, edit_description = 0;
        int quiet = 0, unset_upstream = 0;
        const char *new_upstream = NULL;
        enum branch_track track;
-       int kinds = REF_LOCAL_BRANCH;
-       struct commit_list *with_commit = NULL;
+       struct ref_filter filter;
+       int icase = 0;
+       static struct ref_sorting *sorting = NULL, **sorting_tail = &sorting;
+       struct ref_format format = REF_FORMAT_INIT;
 
        struct option options[] = {
                OPT_GROUP(N_("Generic options")),
-               OPT__VERBOSE(&verbose,
+               OPT__VERBOSE(&filter.verbose,
                        N_("show hash and subject, give twice for upstream branch")),
                OPT__QUIET(&quiet, N_("suppress informational messages")),
                OPT_SET_INT('t', "track",  &track, N_("set up tracking mode (see git-pull(1))"),
                        BRANCH_TRACK_EXPLICIT),
-               OPT_SET_INT( 0, "set-upstream",  &track, N_("change upstream info"),
-                       BRANCH_TRACK_OVERRIDE),
-               OPT_STRING('u', "set-upstream-to", &new_upstream, "upstream", "change the upstream info"),
-               OPT_BOOL(0, "unset-upstream", &unset_upstream, "Unset the upstream info"),
+               { OPTION_SET_INT, 0, "set-upstream", &track, NULL, N_("do not use"),
+                       PARSE_OPT_NOARG | PARSE_OPT_HIDDEN, NULL, BRANCH_TRACK_OVERRIDE },
+               OPT_STRING('u', "set-upstream-to", &new_upstream, N_("upstream"), N_("change the upstream info")),
+               OPT_BOOL(0, "unset-upstream", &unset_upstream, N_("Unset the upstream info")),
                OPT__COLOR(&branch_use_color, N_("use colored output")),
-               OPT_SET_INT('r', "remotes",     &kinds, N_("act on remote-tracking branches"),
-                       REF_REMOTE_BRANCH),
-               {
-                       OPTION_CALLBACK, 0, "contains", &with_commit, N_("commit"),
-                       N_("print only branches that contain the commit"),
-                       PARSE_OPT_LASTARG_DEFAULT,
-                       parse_opt_with_commit, (intptr_t)"HEAD",
-               },
-               {
-                       OPTION_CALLBACK, 0, "with", &with_commit, N_("commit"),
-                       N_("print only branches that contain the commit"),
-                       PARSE_OPT_HIDDEN | PARSE_OPT_LASTARG_DEFAULT,
-                       parse_opt_with_commit, (intptr_t) "HEAD",
-               },
-               OPT__ABBREV(&abbrev),
+               OPT_SET_INT('r', "remotes",     &filter.kind, N_("act on remote-tracking branches"),
+                       FILTER_REFS_REMOTES),
+               OPT_CONTAINS(&filter.with_commit, N_("print only branches that contain the commit")),
+               OPT_NO_CONTAINS(&filter.no_commit, N_("print only branches that don't contain the commit")),
+               OPT_WITH(&filter.with_commit, N_("print only branches that contain the commit")),
+               OPT_WITHOUT(&filter.no_commit, N_("print only branches that don't contain the commit")),
+               OPT__ABBREV(&filter.abbrev),
 
                OPT_GROUP(N_("Specific git-branch actions:")),
-               OPT_SET_INT('a', "all", &kinds, N_("list both remote-tracking and local branches"),
-                       REF_REMOTE_BRANCH | REF_LOCAL_BRANCH),
+               OPT_SET_INT('a', "all", &filter.kind, N_("list both remote-tracking and local branches"),
+                       FILTER_REFS_REMOTES | FILTER_REFS_BRANCHES),
                OPT_BIT('d', "delete", &delete, N_("delete fully merged branch"), 1),
                OPT_BIT('D', NULL, &delete, N_("delete branch (even if not merged)"), 2),
                OPT_BIT('m', "move", &rename, N_("move/rename a branch and its reflog"), 1),
                OPT_BIT('M', NULL, &rename, N_("move/rename a branch, even if target exists"), 2),
+               OPT_BIT('c', "copy", &copy, N_("copy a branch and its reflog"), 1),
+               OPT_BIT('C', NULL, &copy, N_("copy a branch, even if target exists"), 2),
                OPT_BOOL(0, "list", &list, N_("list branch names")),
                OPT_BOOL('l', "create-reflog", &reflog, N_("create the branch's reflog")),
                OPT_BOOL(0, "edit-description", &edit_description,
                         N_("edit the description for the branch")),
-               OPT__FORCE(&force, N_("force creation, move/rename, deletion")),
-               {
-                       OPTION_CALLBACK, 0, "no-merged", &merge_filter_ref,
-                       N_("commit"), N_("print only not merged branches"),
-                       PARSE_OPT_LASTARG_DEFAULT | PARSE_OPT_NONEG,
-                       opt_parse_merge_filter, (intptr_t) "HEAD",
-               },
+               OPT__FORCE(&force, N_("force creation, move/rename, deletion"), PARSE_OPT_NOCOMPLETE),
+               OPT_MERGED(&filter, N_("print only branches that are merged")),
+               OPT_NO_MERGED(&filter, N_("print only branches that are not merged")),
+               OPT_COLUMN(0, "column", &colopts, N_("list branches in columns")),
+               OPT_CALLBACK(0 , "sort", sorting_tail, N_("key"),
+                            N_("field name to sort on"), &parse_opt_ref_sorting),
                {
-                       OPTION_CALLBACK, 0, "merged", &merge_filter_ref,
-                       N_("commit"), N_("print only merged branches"),
-                       PARSE_OPT_LASTARG_DEFAULT | PARSE_OPT_NONEG,
-                       opt_parse_merge_filter, (intptr_t) "HEAD",
+                       OPTION_CALLBACK, 0, "points-at", &filter.points_at, N_("object"),
+                       N_("print only branches of the object"), 0, parse_opt_object_name
                },
-               OPT_COLUMN(0, "column", &colopts, N_("list branches in columns")),
+               OPT_BOOL('i', "ignore-case", &icase, N_("sorting and filtering are case insensitive")),
+               OPT_STRING(  0 , "format", &format.format, N_("format"), N_("format to use for the output")),
                OPT_END(),
        };
 
+       setup_ref_filter_porcelain_msg();
+
+       memset(&filter, 0, sizeof(filter));
+       filter.kind = FILTER_REFS_BRANCHES;
+       filter.abbrev = -1;
+
        if (argc == 2 && !strcmp(argv[1], "-h"))
                usage_with_options(builtin_branch_usage, options);
 
@@ -870,33 +643,34 @@ int cmd_branch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
        track = git_branch_track;
 
-       head = resolve_refdup("HEAD", 0, head_sha1, NULL);
+       head = resolve_refdup("HEAD", 0, &head_oid, NULL);
        if (!head)
                die(_("Failed to resolve HEAD as a valid ref."));
        if (!strcmp(head, "HEAD"))
-               detached = 1;
+               filter.detached = 1;
        else if (!skip_prefix(head, "refs/heads/", &head))
                die(_("HEAD not found below refs/heads!"));
-       hashcpy(merge_filter_ref, head_sha1);
-
 
        argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, options, builtin_branch_usage,
                             0);
 
-       if (!delete && !rename && !edit_description && !new_upstream && !unset_upstream && argc == 0)
+       if (!delete && !rename && !copy && !edit_description && !new_upstream && !unset_upstream && argc == 0)
                list = 1;
 
-       if (with_commit || merge_filter != NO_FILTER)
+       if (filter.with_commit || filter.merge != REF_FILTER_MERGED_NONE || filter.points_at.nr ||
+           filter.no_commit)
                list = 1;
 
-       if (!!delete + !!rename + !!new_upstream +
+       if (!!delete + !!rename + !!copy + !!new_upstream +
            list + unset_upstream > 1)
                usage_with_options(builtin_branch_usage, options);
 
-       if (abbrev == -1)
-               abbrev = DEFAULT_ABBREV;
+       if (filter.abbrev == -1)
+               filter.abbrev = DEFAULT_ABBREV;
+       filter.ignore_case = icase;
+
        finalize_colopts(&colopts, -1);
-       if (verbose) {
+       if (filter.verbose) {
                if (explicitly_enable_column(colopts))
                        die(_("--column and --verbose are incompatible"));
                colopts = 0;
@@ -905,25 +679,42 @@ int cmd_branch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
        if (force) {
                delete *= 2;
                rename *= 2;
+               copy *= 2;
        }
 
+       if (list)
+               setup_auto_pager("branch", 1);
+
        if (delete) {
                if (!argc)
                        die(_("branch name required"));
-               return delete_branches(argc, argv, delete > 1, kinds, quiet);
+               return delete_branches(argc, argv, delete > 1, filter.kind, quiet);
        } else if (list) {
-               int ret = print_ref_list(kinds, detached, verbose, abbrev,
-                                        with_commit, argv);
+               /*  git branch --local also shows HEAD when it is detached */
+               if ((filter.kind & FILTER_REFS_BRANCHES) && filter.detached)
+                       filter.kind |= FILTER_REFS_DETACHED_HEAD;
+               filter.name_patterns = argv;
+               /*
+                * If no sorting parameter is given then we default to sorting
+                * by 'refname'. This would give us an alphabetically sorted
+                * array with the 'HEAD' ref at the beginning followed by
+                * local branches 'refs/heads/...' and finally remote-tacking
+                * branches 'refs/remotes/...'.
+                */
+               if (!sorting)
+                       sorting = ref_default_sorting();
+               sorting->ignore_case = icase;
+               print_ref_list(&filter, sorting, &format);
                print_columns(&output, colopts, NULL);
                string_list_clear(&output, 0);
-               return ret;
+               return 0;
        }
        else if (edit_description) {
                const char *branch_name;
                struct strbuf branch_ref = STRBUF_INIT;
 
                if (!argc) {
-                       if (detached)
+                       if (filter.detached)
                                die(_("Cannot give description to detached HEAD"));
                        branch_name = head;
                } else if (argc == 1)
@@ -946,20 +737,29 @@ int cmd_branch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
                if (edit_branch_description(branch_name))
                        return 1;
+       } else if (copy) {
+               if (!argc)
+                       die(_("branch name required"));
+               else if (argc == 1)
+                       copy_or_rename_branch(head, argv[0], 1, copy > 1);
+               else if (argc == 2)
+                       copy_or_rename_branch(argv[0], argv[1], 1, copy > 1);
+               else
+                       die(_("too many branches for a copy operation"));
        } else if (rename) {
                if (!argc)
                        die(_("branch name required"));
                else if (argc == 1)
-                       rename_branch(head, argv[0], rename > 1);
+                       copy_or_rename_branch(head, argv[0], 0, rename > 1);
                else if (argc == 2)
-                       rename_branch(argv[0], argv[1], rename > 1);
+                       copy_or_rename_branch(argv[0], argv[1], 0, rename > 1);
                else
-                       die(_("too many branches for a rename operation"));
+                       die(_("too many arguments for a rename operation"));
        } else if (new_upstream) {
                struct branch *branch = branch_get(argv[0]);
 
                if (argc > 1)
-                       die(_("too many branches to set new upstream"));
+                       die(_("too many arguments to set new upstream"));
 
                if (!branch) {
                        if (!argc || !strcmp(argv[0], "HEAD"))
@@ -976,13 +776,13 @@ int cmd_branch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
                 * create_branch takes care of setting up the tracking
                 * info and making sure new_upstream is correct
                 */
-               create_branch(head, branch->name, new_upstream, 0, 0, 0, quiet, BRANCH_TRACK_OVERRIDE);
+               create_branch(branch->name, new_upstream, 0, 0, 0, quiet, BRANCH_TRACK_OVERRIDE);
        } else if (unset_upstream) {
                struct branch *branch = branch_get(argv[0]);
                struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
 
                if (argc > 1)
-                       die(_("too many branches to unset upstream"));
+                       die(_("too many arguments to unset upstream"));
 
                if (!branch) {
                        if (!argc || !strcmp(argv[0], "HEAD"))
@@ -1002,40 +802,18 @@ int cmd_branch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
                strbuf_release(&buf);
        } else if (argc > 0 && argc <= 2) {
                struct branch *branch = branch_get(argv[0]);
-               int branch_existed = 0, remote_tracking = 0;
-               struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
-
-               if (!strcmp(argv[0], "HEAD"))
-                       die(_("it does not make sense to create 'HEAD' manually"));
 
                if (!branch)
                        die(_("no such branch '%s'"), argv[0]);
 
-               if (kinds != REF_LOCAL_BRANCH)
+               if (filter.kind != FILTER_REFS_BRANCHES)
                        die(_("-a and -r options to 'git branch' do not make sense with a branch name"));
 
                if (track == BRANCH_TRACK_OVERRIDE)
-                       fprintf(stderr, _("The --set-upstream flag is deprecated and will be removed. Consider using --track or --set-upstream-to\n"));
-
-               strbuf_addf(&buf, "refs/remotes/%s", branch->name);
-               remote_tracking = ref_exists(buf.buf);
-               strbuf_release(&buf);
+                       die(_("the '--set-upstream' option is no longer supported. Please use '--track' or '--set-upstream-to' instead."));
 
-               branch_existed = ref_exists(branch->refname);
-               create_branch(head, argv[0], (argc == 2) ? argv[1] : head,
-                             force, reflog, 0, quiet, track);
-
-               /*
-                * We only show the instructions if the user gave us
-                * one branch which doesn't exist locally, but is the
-                * name of a remote-tracking branch.
-                */
-               if (argc == 1 && track == BRANCH_TRACK_OVERRIDE &&
-                   !branch_existed && remote_tracking) {
-                       fprintf(stderr, _("\nIf you wanted to make '%s' track '%s', do this:\n\n"), head, branch->name);
-                       fprintf(stderr, _("    git branch -d %s\n"), branch->name);
-                       fprintf(stderr, _("    git branch --set-upstream-to %s\n"), branch->name);
-               }
+               create_branch(argv[0], (argc == 2) ? argv[1] : head,
+                             force, 0, reflog, quiet, track);
 
        } else
                usage_with_options(builtin_branch_usage, options);