# git checkout -b -f v1.5.5.1 4 messages from 2008-05-05 to 2008-05-05. Participants: Jun Ma, Stephan Beyer, Eric Hanchrow. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/13386 ## Jun Ma, 2008-05-05 15:48 Subject: git checkout -b -f v1.5.5.1 Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/dcf6addc0805050848v91589c6i6c2fca168b7644d5%40mail.gmail.com ``` Hi, all I just mistaken 'git checkout -b 1.5.5.1 v1.5.5.1' to 'git checkout -b -f v1.5.5.1', and I don't how to delete it , 537 git-branch -D -f 538 git-branch -D \-f 539 git-branch -D "\-f" all the above operations were failed. :( PS: Would it be better if we do checking on branch name to avoid this case? -- FIXME if it is wrong. ``` ## Stephan Beyer, 2008-05-05 15:58 Subject: Re: git checkout -b -f v1.5.5.1 Message-ID: <20080505155830.GC18443@leksak.fem-net> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20080505155830.GC18443%40leksak.fem-net In-Reply-To: ``` Hi, > I just mistaken 'git checkout -b 1.5.5.1 v1.5.5.1' to 'git > checkout -b -f v1.5.5.1', and I don't how to delete it , Try git branch -D -- -f > 537 git-branch -D -f > 538 git-branch -D \-f > 539 git-branch -D "\-f" > > all the above operations were failed. :( In all cases, git-branch gets -f as parameter, because your shell "expands" them to -f. > PS: Would it be better if we do checking on branch name to avoid this case? What do you want to check for? No leading dashes? -- Stephan Beyer , PGP 0x6EDDD207FCC5040F ``` ## Eric Hanchrow, 2008-05-05 16:03 Subject: Re: git checkout -b -f v1.5.5.1 Message-ID: <87zlr468n9.fsf@offby1.atm01.sea.blarg.net> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/87zlr468n9.fsf%40offby1.atm01.sea.blarg.net In-Reply-To: ``` Hi, all I just mistaken 'git checkout -b 1.5.5.1 v1.5.5.1' to 'git checkout -b -f v1.5.5.1', and I don't how to delete it , 537 git-branch -D -f 538 git-branch -D \-f 539 git-branch -D "\-f" all the above operations were failed. :( PS: Would it be better if we do checking on branch name to avoid this case? You could probably just rm .git/refs/heads/-f and if necessary, replace the content of .git/HEAD with something else. -- FIXME if it is wrong. -- _ / ) (\__/) ( ( ) ( ) ) ={ }= / / ) `-------/ / ( / \ ) ,'\ , ,' `-'\ ,---\ | \ _) ) `. \ / (__/ ) ) hjw (_/ ``` ## Jun Ma, 2008-05-05 16:09 Subject: Re: git checkout -b -f v1.5.5.1 Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/dcf6addc0805050909r65966e7bmd342c57443fd8c31%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: <20080505155830.GC18443@leksak.fem-net> ``` On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 11:58 PM, Stephan Beyer wrote: > > I just mistaken 'git checkout -b 1.5.5.1 v1.5.5.1' to 'git > > checkout -b -f v1.5.5.1', and I don't how to delete it , > > Try > git branch -D -- -f > It works, thanks. :) > > > PS: Would it be better if we do checking on branch name to avoid this case? > > What do you want to check for? > No leading dashes? > I thought it would be better do this job, so we won't get a malformed(I thought '-f' is) branch name.:) -- FIXME if it is wrong. ```