format-patch: use branch description in cover letter

[git.git] / builtin / checkout.c

diff --git a/builtin/checkout.c b/builtin/checkout.c
index 4eaedff0c47cbc8ab38e4c1ec813b1f7a248cdff..5e356a6c6178e08b90d992b0eae36048b5d81513 100644 (file)
--- a/builtin/checkout.c
+++ b/builtin/checkout.c
@@ -1072,15 +1072,10 @@ int cmd_checkout(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
        if (opts.new_branch) {
                struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
-               if (strbuf_check_branch_ref(&buf, opts.new_branch))
-                       die(_("git checkout: we do not like '%s' as a branch name."),
-                           opts.new_branch);
-               if (ref_exists(buf.buf)) {
-                       opts.branch_exists = 1;
-                       if (!opts.new_branch_force)
-                               die(_("git checkout: branch %s already exists"),
-                                   opts.new_branch);
-               }
+
+               opts.branch_exists = validate_new_branchname(opts.new_branch, &buf,
+                                                            !!opts.new_branch_force, 0);
+
                strbuf_release(&buf);
        }