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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/branch.c b/src/branch.c
index e6818a86d..69be8c796 100644
--- a/src/branch.c
+++ b/src/branch.c
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ static int not_a_local_branch(const char *reference_name)
return -1;
}
+static bool branch_name_follows_pattern(const char *branch_name)
+{
+ return branch_name[0] != '-' && git__strcmp(branch_name, "HEAD");
+}
+
static int create_branch(
git_reference **ref_out,
git_repository *repository,
@@ -72,7 +77,7 @@ static int create_branch(
GIT_ASSERT_ARG(ref_out);
GIT_ASSERT_ARG(git_commit_owner(commit) == repository);
- if (!git__strcmp(branch_name, "HEAD")) {
+ if (!branch_name_follows_pattern(branch_name)) {
git_error_set(GIT_ERROR_REFERENCE, "'HEAD' is not a valid branch name");
error = -1;
goto cleanup;
@@ -762,7 +767,7 @@ int git_branch_name_is_valid(int *valid, const char *name)
* and discourage HEAD as branch name,
* https://github.com/git/git/commit/a625b092cc5994
*/
- if (!name || name[0] == '-' || !git__strcmp(name, "HEAD"))
+ if (!name || !branch_name_follows_pattern(name))
goto done;
if ((error = git_buf_puts(&ref_name, GIT_REFS_HEADS_DIR)) < 0 ||