1 files changed, 9 insertions, 18 deletions

diff --git a/builtin-checkout.c b/builtin-checkout.c
index fc55bbe14d..ee1edd406f 100644
--- a/builtin-checkout.c
+++ b/builtin-checkout.c
@@ -53,9 +53,6 @@ static int update_some(const unsigned char *sha1, const char *base, int baselen,
 	int len;
 	struct cache_entry *ce;
 
-	if (S_ISGITLINK(mode))
-		return 0;
-
 	if (S_ISDIR(mode))
 		return READ_TREE_RECURSIVE;
 
@@ -353,16 +350,11 @@ struct branch_info {
 static void setup_branch_path(struct branch_info *branch)
 {
 	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
-	int ret;
 
-	if ((ret = interpret_nth_last_branch(branch->name, &buf))
-	    && ret == strlen(branch->name)) {
+	strbuf_branchname(&buf, branch->name);
+	if (strcmp(buf.buf, branch->name))
 		branch->name = xstrdup(buf.buf);
-		strbuf_splice(&buf, 0, 0, "refs/heads/", 11);
-	} else {
-		strbuf_addstr(&buf, "refs/heads/");
-		strbuf_addstr(&buf, branch->name);
-	}
+	strbuf_splice(&buf, 0, 0, "refs/heads/", 11);
 	branch->path = strbuf_detach(&buf, NULL);
 }
 
@@ -503,10 +495,10 @@ static void update_refs_for_switch(struct checkout_opts *opts,
 		create_symref("HEAD", new->path, msg.buf);
 		if (!opts->quiet) {
 			if (old->path && !strcmp(new->path, old->path))
-				fprintf(stderr, "Already on \"%s\"\n",
+				fprintf(stderr, "Already on '%s'\n",
 					new->name);
 			else
-				fprintf(stderr, "Switched to%s branch \"%s\"\n",
+				fprintf(stderr, "Switched to%s branch '%s'\n",
 					opts->new_branch ? " a new" : "",
 					new->name);
 		}
@@ -515,7 +507,7 @@ static void update_refs_for_switch(struct checkout_opts *opts,
 			   REF_NODEREF, DIE_ON_ERR);
 		if (!opts->quiet) {
 			if (old->path)
-				fprintf(stderr, "Note: moving to \"%s\" which isn't a local branch\nIf you want to create a new branch from this checkout, you may do so\n(now or later) by using -b with the checkout command again. Example:\n  git checkout -b <new_branch_name>\n", new->name);
+				fprintf(stderr, "Note: moving to '%s' which isn't a local branch\nIf you want to create a new branch from this checkout, you may do so\n(now or later) by using -b with the checkout command again. Example:\n  git checkout -b <new_branch_name>\n", new->name);
 			describe_detached_head("HEAD is now at", new->commit);
 		}
 	}
@@ -738,12 +730,11 @@ no_reference:
 
 	if (opts.new_branch) {
 		struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
-		strbuf_addstr(&buf, "refs/heads/");
-		strbuf_addstr(&buf, opts.new_branch);
+		if (strbuf_check_branch_ref(&buf, opts.new_branch))
+			die("git checkout: we do not like '%s' as a branch name.",
+			    opts.new_branch);
 		if (!get_sha1(buf.buf, rev))
 			die("git checkout: branch %s already exists", opts.new_branch);
-		if (check_ref_format(buf.buf))
-			die("git checkout: we do not like '%s' as a branch name.", opts.new_branch);
 		strbuf_release(&buf);
 	}