diff --git a/branch.c b/branch.c
index 9e1f63ed8dbe8b087f99292880059642d9744697..93dc866f8c09a2da2308c4fd677178b043f2d4d5 100644 (file)
--- a/branch.c
+++ b/branch.c
dont_change_ref = 1;
else if (!force)
die("A branch named '%s' already exists.", name);
- else if (!is_bare_repository() && !strcmp(head, name))
+ else if (!is_bare_repository() && head && !strcmp(head, name))
die("Cannot force update the current branch.");
forcing = 1;
}
log_all_ref_updates = 1;
if (forcing)
- snprintf(msg, sizeof msg, "branch: Reset from %s",
+ snprintf(msg, sizeof msg, "branch: Reset to %s",
start_name);
else if (!dont_change_ref)
snprintf(msg, sizeof msg, "branch: Created from %s",