diff --git a/git-filter-branch.sh b/git-filter-branch.sh
index 9a09ba138244b1665de78e94ce12fb8fdb878758..20f6f5175070f62ab74eda4839c637afe1004d49 100755 (executable)
--- a/git-filter-branch.sh
+++ b/git-filter-branch.sh
do
case "$force,$name" in
,$orig_namespace*)
- die "Namespace $orig_namespace not empty"
+ die "Cannot create a new backup.
+A previous backup already exists in $orig_namespace
+Force overwriting the backup with -f"
;;
t,$orig_namespace*)
git update-ref -d "$name" $sha1