Method

GgitRepositorycreate_symbolic_reference

Declaration [src]

GgitRef*
ggit_repository_create_symbolic_reference (
  GgitRepository* repository,
  const gchar* name,
  const gchar* target,
  const gchar* log_message,
  GError** error
)

Description [src]

Creates a new symbolic reference.

The reference will be created in the repository and written to the disk. The returned value must be freed with g_object_unref().

Parameters

`name`	`const gchar*`
	The name for the new `GgitRef`.
	The data is owned by the caller of the function.
	The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.
`target`	`const gchar*`
	The full name to the reference.
	The data is owned by the caller of the function.
	The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.
`log_message`	`const gchar*`
	The one line long message to be appended to the reflog.
	The data is owned by the caller of the function.
	The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.
`error`	`GError **`
	The return location for a `GError*`, or `NULL`.

Return value

Returns:	`GgitRef`
	The newly created reference.
	The caller of the method takes ownership of the data, and is responsible for freeing it.
	The return value can be `NULL`.