Merge branch 'maint'

[git.git] / advice.c

diff --git a/advice.c b/advice.c
index 65a07859f261e12e88d638a1f4546583e0133d4c..01130e54e7b270df7f535fb815dba25ddb72ec1a 100644 (file)
--- a/advice.c
+++ b/advice.c
@@ -73,3 +73,17 @@ void NORETURN die_resolve_conflict(const char *me)
        error_resolve_conflict(me);
        die("Exiting because of an unresolved conflict.");
 }
+
+void detach_advice(const char *new_name)
+{
+       const char fmt[] =
+       "Note: checking out '%s'.\n\n"
+       "You are in 'detached HEAD' state. You can look around, make experimental\n"
+       "changes and commit them, and you can discard any commits you make in this\n"
+       "state without impacting any branches by performing another checkout.\n\n"
+       "If you want to create a new branch to retain commits you create, you may\n"
+       "do so (now or later) by using -b with the checkout command again. Example:\n\n"
+       "  git checkout -b new_branch_name\n\n";
+
+       fprintf(stderr, fmt, new_name);
+}