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-rw-r--r--help.h5
2 files changed, 55 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/help.c b/help.c
index 02ba043319..bebfce96e6 100644
--- a/help.c
+++ b/help.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
#include "string-list.h"
#include "column.h"
#include "version.h"
+#include "refs.h"
void add_cmdname(struct cmdnames *cmds, const char *name, int len)
{
@@ -404,3 +405,52 @@ int cmd_version(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
printf("git version %s\n", git_version_string);
return 0;
}
+
+struct similar_ref_cb {
+ const char *base_ref;
+ struct string_list *similar_refs;
+};
+
+static int append_similar_ref(const char *refname, const unsigned char *sha1,
+ int flags, void *cb_data)
+{
+ struct similar_ref_cb *cb = (struct similar_ref_cb *)(cb_data);
+ char *branch = strrchr(refname, '/') + 1;
+ /* A remote branch of the same name is deemed similar */
+ if (!prefixcmp(refname, "refs/remotes/") &&
+ !strcmp(branch, cb->base_ref))
+ string_list_append(cb->similar_refs,
+ refname + strlen("refs/remotes/"));
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static struct string_list guess_refs(const char *ref)
+{
+ struct similar_ref_cb ref_cb;
+ struct string_list similar_refs = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
+
+ ref_cb.base_ref = ref;
+ ref_cb.similar_refs = &similar_refs;
+ for_each_ref(append_similar_ref, &ref_cb);
+ return similar_refs;
+}
+
+void help_unknown_ref(const char *ref, const char *cmd, const char *error)
+{
+ int i;
+ struct string_list suggested_refs = guess_refs(ref);
+
+ fprintf_ln(stderr, _("%s: %s - %s"), cmd, ref, error);
+
+ if (suggested_refs.nr > 0) {
+ fprintf_ln(stderr,
+ Q_("\nDid you mean this?",
+ "\nDid you mean one of these?",
+ suggested_refs.nr));
+ for (i = 0; i < suggested_refs.nr; i++)
+ fprintf(stderr, "\t%s\n", suggested_refs.items[i].string);
+ }
+
+ string_list_clear(&suggested_refs, 0);
+ exit(1);
+}
diff --git a/help.h b/help.h
index 0ae5a124a3..b21d7c94e8 100644
--- a/help.h
+++ b/help.h
@@ -27,4 +27,9 @@ extern void exclude_cmds(struct cmdnames *cmds, struct cmdnames *excludes);
extern int is_in_cmdlist(struct cmdnames *cmds, const char *name);
extern void list_commands(unsigned int colopts, struct cmdnames *main_cmds, struct cmdnames *other_cmds);
+/*
+ * call this to die(), when it is suspected that the user mistyped a
+ * ref to the command, to give suggested "correct" refs.
+ */
+extern void help_unknown_ref(const char *ref, const char *cmd, const char *error);
#endif /* HELP_H */