Linus TorvaldsThe target to check out does not need to be a branch. The _result_ of the checkout needs to be a branch. Don't confuse the two, and then insult the user.
Insulting is ok, but I personally get really pissed off is a tool is both confused and insulting. At least be _correct_ and insulting.
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> ---
diff --git a/git-checkout.sh b/git-checkout.sh --- a/git-checkout.sh +++ b/git-checkout.sh @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ while [ "$#" != "0" ]; do ;; *) rev=$(git-rev-parse --verify "$arg^0" 2>/dev/null) || - die "hey dummy, branch '$arg' doesn't exist." + die "I don't know any '$arg'." if [ -z "$rev" ]; then echo "unknown flag $arg" exit 1