--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/sh
+
+. git-sh-setup || die "Not a git archive"
+
+case "$#" in
+0)
+ headref=$(readlink "$GIT_DIR/HEAD" | sed -e 's|^refs/heads/||')
+ git-rev-parse --symbolic --all |
+ sed -ne 's|^refs/heads/||p' |
+ sort |
+ while read ref
+ do
+ if test "$headref" = "$ref"
+ then
+ pfx='*'
+ else
+ pfx=' '
+ fi
+ echo "$pfx $ref"
+ done
+ exit 0 ;;
+1)
+ head=HEAD ;;
+2)
+ head="$2^0" ;;
+esac
+branchname="$1"
+rev=$(git-rev-parse --verify "$head") || exit
+
+[ -e "$GIT_DIR/refs/heads/$branchname" ] && die "$branchname already exists"
+
+echo $rev > "$GIT_DIR/refs/heads/$branchname"