From 0a5761746ca046d546da6afc2b0079706a6629e0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nicolas Pitre Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 15:06:54 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] checkout: make the message about the need for a new branch a bit clearer Signed-off-by: Nicolas Pitre Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- git-checkout.sh | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/git-checkout.sh b/git-checkout.sh index 4192a99fe..92ec069a3 100755 --- a/git-checkout.sh +++ b/git-checkout.sh @@ -146,8 +146,11 @@ fi [ -z "$branch$newbranch" ] && [ "$new" != "$old" ] && - die "git checkout: to checkout the requested commit you need to specify - a name for a new branch which is created and switched to" + die "git checkout: provided reference cannot be checked out directly + + You need -b to associate a new branch with the wanted checkout. Example: + git checkout -b $arg +" if [ "X$old" = X ] then -- 2.30.2