3 test_description
='checkout into detached HEAD state'
4 GIT_TEST_DEFAULT_INITIAL_BRANCH_NAME
=main
5 export GIT_TEST_DEFAULT_INITIAL_BRANCH_NAME
7 TEST_PASSES_SANITIZE_LEAK
=true
11 test_must_fail git symbolic-ref
-q HEAD
>/dev
/null
14 check_not_detached
() {
15 git symbolic-ref
-q HEAD
>/dev
/null
18 PREV_HEAD_DESC
='Previous HEAD position was'
19 check_orphan_warning
() {
20 test_grep
"you are leaving $2 behind" "$1" &&
21 test_grep
! "$PREV_HEAD_DESC" "$1"
23 check_no_orphan_warning
() {
24 test_grep
! "you are leaving .* commit.*behind" "$1" &&
25 test_grep
"$PREV_HEAD_DESC" "$1"
33 test_expect_success
'setup' '
36 test_commit three && git tag -d three &&
37 test_commit four && git tag -d four &&
42 test_expect_success
'checkout branch does not detach' '
44 git checkout branch &&
50 test_expect_success
"checkout $opt no-op/don't detach" '
52 cat .git/HEAD >expect &&
54 cat .git/HEAD >actual &&
56 test_cmp expect actual
60 test_expect_success
'checkout tag detaches' '
66 test_expect_success
'checkout branch by full name detaches' '
68 git checkout refs/heads/branch &&
72 test_expect_success
'checkout non-ref detaches' '
74 git checkout branch^ &&
78 test_expect_success
'checkout ref^0 detaches' '
80 git checkout branch^0 &&
84 test_expect_success
'checkout --detach detaches' '
86 git checkout --detach branch &&
90 test_expect_success
'checkout --detach without branch name' '
92 git checkout --detach &&
96 test_expect_success
'checkout --detach errors out for non-commit' '
98 test_must_fail git checkout --detach one^{tree} &&
102 test_expect_success
'checkout --detach errors out for extra argument' '
105 test_must_fail git checkout --detach tag one.t &&
109 test_expect_success
'checkout --detached and -b are incompatible' '
111 test_must_fail git checkout --detach -b newbranch tag &&
115 test_expect_success
'checkout --detach moves HEAD' '
118 git checkout --detach two &&
119 git diff --exit-code HEAD &&
120 git diff --exit-code two
123 test_expect_success
'checkout warns on orphan commits' '
125 git checkout --detach two &&
126 echo content >orphan &&
128 git commit -a -m orphan1 &&
129 echo new content >orphan &&
130 git commit -a -m orphan2 &&
131 orphan2=$(git rev-parse HEAD) &&
132 git checkout main 2>stderr
135 test_expect_success
'checkout warns on orphan commits: output' '
136 check_orphan_warning stderr "2 commits"
139 test_expect_success
'checkout warns orphaning 1 of 2 commits' '
140 git checkout "$orphan2" &&
141 git checkout HEAD^ 2>stderr
144 test_expect_success
'checkout warns orphaning 1 of 2 commits: output' '
145 check_orphan_warning stderr "1 commit"
148 test_expect_success
'checkout does not warn leaving ref tip' '
150 git checkout --detach two &&
151 git checkout main 2>stderr
154 test_expect_success
'checkout does not warn leaving ref tip' '
155 check_no_orphan_warning stderr
158 test_expect_success
'checkout does not warn leaving reachable commit' '
160 git checkout --detach HEAD^ &&
161 git checkout main 2>stderr
164 test_expect_success
'checkout does not warn leaving reachable commit' '
165 check_no_orphan_warning stderr
169 Your branch is behind 'main' by 1 commit, and can be fast-forwarded.
170 (use "git pull" to update your local branch)
172 test_expect_success
'tracking count is accurate after orphan check' '
174 git branch child main^ &&
175 git config branch.child.remote . &&
176 git config branch.child.merge refs/heads/main &&
177 git checkout child^ &&
178 git checkout child >stdout &&
179 test_cmp expect stdout
182 test_expect_success
'no advice given for explicit detached head state' '
184 test_config advice.detachedHead true &&
185 git checkout child && git checkout HEAD^0 >expect.advice 2>&1 &&
186 test_config advice.detachedHead false &&
187 git checkout child && git checkout HEAD^0 >expect.no-advice 2>&1 &&
188 test_unconfig advice.detachedHead &&
189 # without configuration, the advice.* variables default to true
190 git checkout child && git checkout HEAD^0 >actual 2>&1 &&
191 test_cmp expect.advice actual &&
193 # with explicit --detach
195 test_unconfig advice.detachedHead &&
196 git checkout child && git checkout --detach HEAD^0 >actual 2>&1 &&
197 test_cmp expect.no-advice actual &&
199 # explicitly decline advice
200 test_config advice.detachedHead false &&
201 git checkout child && git checkout --detach HEAD^0 >actual 2>&1 &&
202 test_cmp expect.no-advice actual
205 # Detached HEAD tests for GIT_PRINT_SHA1_ELLIPSIS (new format)
206 test_expect_success
'describe_detached_head prints no SHA-1 ellipsis when not asked to' "
208 commit=$(git rev-parse --short=12 main^) &&
209 commit2=$(git rev-parse --short=12 main~2) &&
210 commit3=$(git rev-parse --short=12 main~3) &&
212 # The first detach operation is more chatty than the following ones.
213 cat >1st_detach <<-EOF &&
214 Note: switching to 'HEAD^'.
216 You are in 'detached HEAD' state. You can look around, make experimental
217 changes and commit them, and you can discard any commits you make in this
218 state without impacting any branches by switching back to a branch.
220 If you want to create a new branch to retain commits you create, you may
221 do so (now or later) by using -c with the switch command. Example:
223 git switch -c <new-branch-name>
225 Or undo this operation with:
229 Turn off this advice by setting config variable advice.detachedHead to false
231 HEAD is now at \$commit three
234 # The remaining ones just show info about previous and current HEADs.
235 cat >2nd_detach <<-EOF &&
236 Previous HEAD position was \$commit three
237 HEAD is now at \$commit2 two
240 cat >3rd_detach <<-EOF &&
241 Previous HEAD position was \$commit2 two
242 HEAD is now at \$commit3 one
246 check_not_detached &&
248 # Various ways of *not* asking for ellipses
250 sane_unset GIT_PRINT_SHA1_ELLIPSIS &&
251 git -c 'core.abbrev=12' checkout HEAD^ >actual 2>&1 &&
253 test_cmp 1st_detach actual &&
255 GIT_PRINT_SHA1_ELLIPSIS="no
" git -c 'core.abbrev=12' checkout HEAD^ >actual 2>&1 &&
257 test_cmp 2nd_detach actual &&
259 GIT_PRINT_SHA1_ELLIPSIS= git -c 'core.abbrev=12' checkout HEAD^ >actual 2>&1 &&
261 test_cmp 3rd_detach actual &&
263 sane_unset GIT_PRINT_SHA1_ELLIPSIS &&
265 # We only have four commits, but we can re-use them
267 check_not_detached &&
269 # Make no mention of the env var at all
270 git -c 'core.abbrev=12' checkout HEAD^ >actual 2>&1 &&
272 test_cmp 1st_detach actual &&
274 GIT_PRINT_SHA1_ELLIPSIS='nope' &&
275 git -c 'core.abbrev=12' checkout HEAD^ >actual 2>&1 &&
277 test_cmp 2nd_detach actual &&
279 GIT_PRINT_SHA1_ELLIPSIS=nein &&
280 git -c 'core.abbrev=12' checkout HEAD^ >actual 2>&1 &&
282 test_cmp 3rd_detach actual &&
287 # Detached HEAD tests for GIT_PRINT_SHA1_ELLIPSIS (old format)
288 test_expect_success
'describe_detached_head does print SHA-1 ellipsis when asked to' "
290 commit=$(git rev-parse --short=12 main^) &&
291 commit2=$(git rev-parse --short=12 main~2) &&
292 commit3=$(git rev-parse --short=12 main~3) &&
294 # The first detach operation is more chatty than the following ones.
295 cat >1st_detach <<-EOF &&
296 Note: switching to 'HEAD^'.
298 You are in 'detached HEAD' state. You can look around, make experimental
299 changes and commit them, and you can discard any commits you make in this
300 state without impacting any branches by switching back to a branch.
302 If you want to create a new branch to retain commits you create, you may
303 do so (now or later) by using -c with the switch command. Example:
305 git switch -c <new-branch-name>
307 Or undo this operation with:
311 Turn off this advice by setting config variable advice.detachedHead to false
313 HEAD is now at \$commit... three
316 # The remaining ones just show info about previous and current HEADs.
317 cat >2nd_detach <<-EOF &&
318 Previous HEAD position was \$commit... three
319 HEAD is now at \$commit2... two
322 cat >3rd_detach <<-EOF &&
323 Previous HEAD position was \$commit2... two
324 HEAD is now at \$commit3... one
328 check_not_detached &&
330 # Various ways of asking for ellipses...
331 # The user can just use any kind of quoting (including none).
333 GIT_PRINT_SHA1_ELLIPSIS=yes git -c 'core.abbrev=12' checkout HEAD^ >actual 2>&1 &&
335 test_cmp 1st_detach actual &&
337 GIT_PRINT_SHA1_ELLIPSIS=Yes git -c 'core.abbrev=12' checkout HEAD^ >actual 2>&1 &&
339 test_cmp 2nd_detach actual &&
341 GIT_PRINT_SHA1_ELLIPSIS=YES git -c 'core.abbrev=12' checkout HEAD^ >actual 2>&1 &&
343 test_cmp 3rd_detach actual &&