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Diffstat (limited to 'src/refs.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/refs.c | 8 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/refs.c b/src/refs.c index 5e0fe09b2..843c69a32 100644 --- a/src/refs.c +++ b/src/refs.c @@ -1309,8 +1309,12 @@ int git_reference_rename(git_reference *ref, const char *new_name, int force) new_name = normalized; error = git_reference_lookup(&new_ref, ref->owner, new_name); - if (error == GIT_SUCCESS && !force) - return git__throw(GIT_EEXISTS, "Failed to rename reference. Reference already exists"); + if (error == GIT_SUCCESS) { + if (!force) + return git__throw(GIT_EEXISTS, "Failed to rename reference. Reference already exists"); + + error = git_reference_delete(new_ref); + } if (error < GIT_SUCCESS && error != GIT_ENOTFOUND) goto cleanup; |