Re: Running 'git pull' from an unnamed branch

 git-pull.sh |   40 +++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------
 1 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/git-pull.sh b/git-pull.sh
index 8a26763..f263c04 100755
--- a/git-pull.sh
+++ b/git-pull.sh

@@ -90,23 +90,29 @@ error_on_no_merge_candidates () {

 	curr_branch=${curr_branch#refs/heads/}

-	echo "You asked me to pull without telling me which branch you"
-	echo "want to merge with, and 'branch.${curr_branch}.merge' in"
-	echo "your configuration file does not tell me either.  Please"
-	echo "name which branch you want to merge on the command line and"
-	echo "try again (e.g. 'git pull <repository> <refspec>')."
-	echo "See git-pull(1) for details on the refspec."
-	echo
-	echo "If you often merge with the same branch, you may want to"
-	echo "configure the following variables in your configuration"
-	echo "file:"
-	echo
-	echo "    branch.${curr_branch}.remote = <nickname>"
-	echo "    branch.${curr_branch}.merge = <remote-ref>"
-	echo "    remote.<nickname>.url = <url>"
-	echo "    remote.<nickname>.fetch = <refspec>"
-	echo
-	echo "See git-config(1) for details."
+	if [ -n "$curr_branch" ]; then
+		echo "You asked me to pull without telling me which branch you"
+		echo "want to merge with, and 'branch.${curr_branch}.merge' in"
+		echo "your configuration file does not tell me either.  Please"
+		echo "name which branch you want to merge on the command line"
+		echo "and try again (e.g. 'git pull <repository> <refspec>')."
+		echo "See git-pull(1) for details on the refspec."
+		echo
+		echo "If you often merge with the same branch, you may want to"
+		echo "configure the following variables in your configuration"
+		echo "file:"
+		echo
+		echo "    branch.${curr_branch}.remote = <nickname>"
+		echo "    branch.${curr_branch}.merge = <remote-ref>"
+		echo "    remote.<nickname>.url = <url>"
+		echo "    remote.<nickname>.fetch = <refspec>"
+		echo
+		echo "See git-config(1) for details."
+	else
+		echo "You may not be on a branch. In this case, you need to"
+		echo "move to the branch you want to pull to (usually master):"
+		echo "    git checkout <branch>"
+	fi
 	exit 1
 }