if (filter.detached)
die(_("Cannot give description to detached HEAD"));
branch_name = head;
- } else if (argc == 1)
- branch_name = argv[0];
- else
+ } else if (argc == 1) {
+ strbuf_branchname(&buf, argv[0], INTERPRET_BRANCH_LOCAL);
+ branch_name = buf.buf;
+ } else {
die(_("cannot edit description of more than one branch"));
+ }
strbuf_addf(&branch_ref, "refs/heads/%s", branch_name);
- if (!ref_exists(branch_ref.buf)) {
- strbuf_release(&branch_ref);
-
- if (!argc || !strcmp(head, branch_name))
- return error(_("No commit on branch '%s' yet."),
- branch_name);
- else
- return error(_("No branch named '%s'."),
- branch_name);
- }
+ if (!ref_exists(branch_ref.buf))
- ret = error(!argc
++ ret = error((!argc || !strcmp(head, branch_name))
+ ? _("No commit on branch '%s' yet.")
+ : _("No branch named '%s'."),
+ branch_name);
+ else if (!edit_branch_description(branch_name))
+ ret = 0; /* happy */
+
strbuf_release(&branch_ref);
+ strbuf_release(&buf);
- if (edit_branch_description(branch_name))
- return 1;
+ return ret;
} else if (copy) {
if (!argc)
die(_("branch name required"));