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-rw-r--r--builtin/branch.c9
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/builtin/branch.c b/builtin/branch.c
index 51ca6a02d..24f33b241 100644
--- a/builtin/branch.c
+++ b/builtin/branch.c
@@ -568,6 +568,7 @@ static void rename_branch(const char *oldname, const char *newname, int force)
unsigned char sha1[20];
struct strbuf oldsection = STRBUF_INIT, newsection = STRBUF_INIT;
int recovery = 0;
+ int clobber_head_ok;
if (!oldname)
die(_("cannot rename the current branch while not on any."));
@@ -583,7 +584,13 @@ static void rename_branch(const char *oldname, const char *newname, int force)
die(_("Invalid branch name: '%s'"), oldname);
}
- validate_new_branchname(newname, &newref, force, 0);
+ /*
+ * 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);
+
+ validate_new_branchname(newname, &newref, force, clobber_head_ok);
strbuf_addf(&logmsg, "Branch: renamed %s to %s",
oldref.buf, newref.buf);