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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/builtin-checkout.c b/builtin-checkout.c
index 2708669383..e44e238c39 100644
--- a/builtin-checkout.c
+++ b/builtin-checkout.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static int checkout_merged(int pos, struct checkout *state)
fill_mm(active_cache[pos+2]->sha1, &theirs);
status = ll_merge(&result_buf, path, &ancestor,
- &ours, "ours", &theirs, "theirs", 1);
+ &ours, "ours", &theirs, "theirs", 0);
free(ancestor.ptr);
free(ours.ptr);
free(theirs.ptr);
@@ -696,7 +696,10 @@ int cmd_checkout(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
* case 3: git checkout <something> [<paths>]
*
* With no paths, if <something> is a commit, that is to
- * switch to the branch or detach HEAD at it.
+ * switch to the branch or detach HEAD at it. As a special case,
+ * if <something> is A...B (missing A or B means HEAD but you can
+ * omit at most one side), and if there is a unique merge base
+ * between A and B, A...B names that merge base.
*
* With no paths, if <something> is _not_ a commit, no -t nor -b
* was given, and there is a tracking branch whose name is
@@ -722,7 +725,7 @@ int cmd_checkout(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
if (!strcmp(arg, "-"))
arg = "@{-1}";
- if (get_sha1(arg, rev)) {
+ if (get_sha1_mb(arg, rev)) {
if (has_dash_dash) /* case (1) */
die("invalid reference: %s", arg);
if (!patch_mode &&