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diff --git a/builtin-checkout.c b/builtin-checkout.c
index 08c6d8614..1ee23468f 100644
--- a/builtin-checkout.c
+++ b/builtin-checkout.c
@@ -565,6 +565,18 @@ no_reference:
return checkout_paths(source_tree, pathspec);
}
+ if (opts.new_branch) {
+ struct strbuf buf;
+ strbuf_init(&buf, 0);
+ strbuf_addstr(&buf, "refs/heads/");
+ strbuf_addstr(&buf, opts.new_branch);
+ if (!get_sha1(buf.buf, rev))
+ die("git checkout: branch %s already exists", opts.new_branch);
+ if (check_ref_format(buf.buf))
+ die("git checkout: we do not like '%s' as a branch name.", opts.new_branch);
+ strbuf_release(&buf);
+ }
+
if (new.name && !new.commit) {
die("Cannot switch branch to a non-commit.");
}