try: git branch -D -- --tracksolr-1-3 those extra -- tell git to stop checking for options
Dave Smith 2009/8/10 pharkle <alex.farr...@gmail.com> > > I wish I hadn't done this... but I accidentally named a branch "-- > tracksolr-1-3" and now can neither delete it with git branch -D nor > check it out with git checkout. e.g.: > > >>git branch -D "--tracksolr-1-3" > error: unknown option `tracksolr-1-3' > > >>git checkout --tracksolr-1-3 > error: unknown option `tracksolr-1-3' > > Neither quotes nor backslash escaping the hyphens in the branch name > seem to do the trick.... I guess I should just rm -rf my repo and > check it out again? Is that the only thing one can do? > > Thanks, > Alex > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Git for human beings" group. To post to this group, send email to git-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to git-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/git-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---