libgit2

git_reference_create_symbolic

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Create a new symbolic reference.

The reference will be created in the repository and written to the disk.

This reference is owned by the repository and shall not be free'd by the user.

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int git_reference_create_symbolic(git_reference **ref_out, git_repository *repo, const char *name, const char *target);

Parameters

git_reference **
In
ref_out

Pointer to the newly created reference

git_repository *
In
repo

Repository where that reference will live

const char *
In
name

The name of the reference

const char *
In
target

The target of the reference

Returns

int

0 on success; error code otherwise

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