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[BUG] `git branch --contains ID name` creates branch "name"

From
Peter Wu <lekensteyn@gmail.com>
Date
Jan 30, 2013, 18:57 UTC
Message-ID
<679787987.uZRbjA7AMj@al>
Hi,
I was trying to check whether a certain branch contained a commit and ran:
     git branch --contains ddc150f7a33ae0c9cb16eaac3641abc00f56316f master
This resulted in:
    fatal: A branch named 'master' already exists.
When "name" does not exist, this command creates a branch. I expect this 
command to search the mentioned branch, not trying to create it. The manual 
page of git-branch(1) does not mention such special behavior either.
Git version 1.8.1.2

Regards, Peter

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Message 1 of 11 in “[BUG] `git branch --contains ID name` creates branch "name"”
  1. Peter WuJan 30, 2013
  2. 0/2 improve "git branch --contains=<commit> <pattern>"Jeff King, Jan 31, 2013
  3. 1/2 docs: clarify git-branch --list behaviorJeff King, Jan 31, 2013
  4. Eric SunshineFeb 1, 2013
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  6. Jeff KingFeb 1, 2013
  7. Junio C HamanoFeb 1, 2013
  8. 2/2 branch: let branch filters imply --listJeff King, Jan 31, 2013
  9. Peter WuJan 31, 2013
  10. Junio C HamanoJan 31, 2013
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