[PATCH v2 2/2] branch: add a no-prefix option
From: VALERI Yoann via GitGitGadget <hidden>
Date: 2026-02-27 15:48:59
Subsystem:
the rest · Maintainer:
Linus Torvalds
From: VALERI Yoann <redacted> This patch adds a '--no-prefix' option to 'git branch' to selectively override the 'branch.addCurrentBranchAsPrefix' configuration parameter. Signed-off-by: VALERI Yoann <redacted> --- builtin/branch.c | 9 +++++++-- t/t3200-branch.sh | 4 +++- 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/branch.c b/builtin/branch.c
index 2fbf2d9722..701c2a3180 100644
--- a/builtin/branch.c
+++ b/builtin/branch.c@@ -713,7 +713,8 @@ int cmd_branch(int argc, { /* possible actions */ int delete = 0, rename = 0, copy = 0, list = 0, - unset_upstream = 0, show_current = 0, edit_description = 0; + unset_upstream = 0, show_current = 0, edit_description = 0, + no_prefix = 0; const char *new_upstream = NULL; int noncreate_actions = 0; /* possible options */
@@ -776,6 +777,7 @@ int cmd_branch(int argc, OPT_BOOL('i', "ignore-case", &icase, N_("sorting and filtering are case insensitive")), OPT_BOOL(0, "recurse-submodules", &recurse_submodules_explicit, N_("recurse through submodules")), OPT_STRING( 0 , "format", &format.format, N_("format"), N_("format to use for the output")), + OPT_BOOL(0, "no-prefix", &no_prefix, N_("do not add a prefix to the branch being created")), OPT_END(), };
@@ -1004,7 +1006,10 @@ int cmd_branch(int argc, if (track == BRANCH_TRACK_OVERRIDE) die(_("the '--set-upstream' option is no longer supported. Please use '--track' or '--set-upstream-to' instead")); - add_branch_prefix(start_name, branch_name, &new_branch_name); + if (!no_prefix) + add_branch_prefix(start_name, branch_name, &new_branch_name); + else + strbuf_addstr(&new_branch_name, branch_name); if (recurse_submodules) create_branches_recursively(the_repository, new_branch_name.buf,
diff --git a/t/t3200-branch.sh b/t/t3200-branch.sh
index 496b034d0b..bc09abf725 100755
--- a/t/t3200-branch.sh
+++ b/t/t3200-branch.sh@@ -1725,9 +1725,11 @@ test_expect_success 'create branch with prefix' ' git branch branch-with-prefix && git checkout branch-with-prefix && git branch branch-with-prefix && + git branch branch-with-no-prefix --no-prefix && test_ref_exists refs/heads/branch-with-prefix && test_ref_exists refs/heads/main-branch-with-prefix && - test_ref_exists refs/heads/branch-with-prefix-branch-with-prefix + test_ref_exists refs/heads/branch-with-prefix-branch-with-prefix && + test_ref_exists refs/heads/branch-with-no-prefix ' test_done
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