git-branch: add options and tests for branch renaming

Extend git-branch with the following options:

  git-branch -m|-M [<oldbranch>] newbranch

The -M variation is required to force renaming over an exsisting
branchname.

This also indroduces $GIT_DIR/RENAME_REF which is a "metabranch"
used when renaming branches. It will always hold the original sha1
for the latest renamed branch.

Additionally, if $GIT_DIR/logs/RENAME_REF exists, all branch rename
events are logged there.

Finally, some testcases are added to verify the new options.

Signed-off-by: Lars Hjemli <hjemli@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
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Lars Hjemli
2006-11-28 15:47:40 +01:00
committed by Junio C Hamano
parent 8ebe185bbf
commit c976d415e5
5 changed files with 250 additions and 26 deletions

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@ -47,4 +47,7 @@ extern int read_ref_at(const char *ref, unsigned long at_time, int cnt, unsigned
/** Returns 0 if target has the right format for a ref. **/
extern int check_ref_format(const char *target);
/** rename ref, return 0 on success **/
extern int rename_ref(const char *oldref, const char *newref);
#endif /* REFS_H */