X-Git-Url: https://git.octo.it/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=git-applypatch.sh;h=9f5a45bb2bbb330207ea4410a76f5521bdc7b850;hb=babfaba23d530e2818db62161825a65e582adbdc;hp=fd594ed4e48a1aee7f4e9c0a6bbb3a44f1bb2120;hpb=c1067050ce58b5b39f528fe634732da858664603;p=git.git

diff --git a/git-applypatch.sh b/git-applypatch.sh
index fd594ed4..9f5a45bb 100755
--- a/git-applypatch.sh
+++ b/git-applypatch.sh
@@ -108,9 +108,10 @@ fi
 
 tree=$(git-write-tree) || exit 1
 echo Wrote tree $tree
-commit=$(git-commit-tree $tree -p $(cat "$GIT_DIR"/HEAD) < "$final") || exit 1
+parent=$(git-rev-parse --verify HEAD) &&
+commit=$(git-commit-tree $tree -p $parent <"$final") || exit 1
 echo Committed: $commit
-echo $commit > "$GIT_DIR"/HEAD
+git-update-ref HEAD $commit $parent || exit
 
 if test -x "$GIT_DIR"/hooks/post-applypatch
 then