Update Object Name in Reference
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Update the object name which is stored in reference
SYNOPSIS
git update-ref [-m <reason>] (-d <ref> [<oldvalue>] | [--no-deref] [--create-reflog] <ref> <newvalue> [<oldvalue>] | --stdin [-z])
General Syntax
- Dereferencing the symbolic refs, update the current branch head to the new object.
git update-ref HEAD <newvalue>
- Stores the
newvalue
inref
, after verify that the current value of theref
matchesoldvalue
.
git update-ref refs/head/master <newvalue> <oldvalue>
above syntax updates the master branch head to `newvalue` only if its current value is `oldvalue`.
Use -d
flag to deletes the named <ref>
after verifying it still contains <oldvalue>
.
Use --create-reflog
, update-ref will create a reflog for each ref even if one would not ordinarily be created.
Use -z
flag to specify in NUL-terminated format, which has values like update, create, delete, verify.
Update
Set <ref>
to <newvalue>
after verifying <oldvalue>
, if given. Specify a zero <newvalue>
to ensure the ref does not exist after the update and/or a zero <oldvalue>
to make sure the ref does not exist before the update.
Create
Create <ref>
with <newvalue>
after verifying it does not exist. The given <newvalue>
may not be zero.
Delete
Delete <ref>
after verifying it exists with <oldvalue>
, if given. If given, <oldvalue>
may not be zero.
Verify
Verify <ref>
against <oldvalue>
but do not change it. If <oldvalue>
zero or missing, the ref must not exist.