branch: let branch filters imply --list
Currently, a branch filter like `--contains`, `--merged`, or
`--no-merged` is ignored when we are not in listing mode.
For example:
git branch --contains=foo bar
will create the branch "bar" from the current HEAD, ignoring
the `--contains` argument entirely. This is not very
helpful. There are two reasonable behaviors for git here:
1. Flag an error; the arguments do not make sense.
2. Implicitly go into `--list` mode
This patch chooses the latter, as it is more convenient, and
there should not be any ambiguity with attempting to create
a branch; using `--contains` and not wanting to list is
nonsensical.
That leaves the case where an explicit modification option
like `-d` is given. We already catch the case where
`--list` is given alongside `-d` and flag an error. With
this patch, we will also catch the use of `--contains` and
other filter options alongside `-d`.
Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
diff --git a/builtin/branch.c b/builtin/branch.c
index 597b578..bd2c36b 100644
--- a/builtin/branch.c
+++ b/builtin/branch.c
@@ -825,6 +825,9 @@
if (!delete && !rename && !edit_description && !new_upstream && !unset_upstream && argc == 0)
list = 1;
+ if (with_commit || merge_filter != NO_FILTER)
+ list = 1;
+
if (!!delete + !!rename + !!force_create + !!list + !!new_upstream + !!unset_upstream > 1)
usage_with_options(builtin_branch_usage, options);
