Merge branch 'jc/maint-1.7.3-checkout-describe'

[git.git] / t / t2018-checkout-branch.sh

diff --git a/t/t2018-checkout-branch.sh b/t/t2018-checkout-branch.sh
index fa69016381b0196c49472af51e36948ec7c5a2a9..a42e03967b1df3001df24089f2c50008c092ac51 100755 (executable)
--- a/t/t2018-checkout-branch.sh
+++ b/t/t2018-checkout-branch.sh
@@ -169,4 +169,15 @@ test_expect_success 'checkout -f -B to an existing branch with mergeable changes
        test_must_fail test_dirty_mergeable
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'checkout -b <describe>' '
+       git tag -f -m "First commit" initial initial &&
+       git checkout -f change1 &&
+       name=$(git describe) &&
+       git checkout -b $name &&
+       git diff --exit-code change1 &&
+       echo "refs/heads/$name" >expect &&
+       git symbolic-ref HEAD >actual &&
+       test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
 test_done