Function init_notes_check

builtin/notes.c:418–435

}

static struct notes_tree *init_notes_check(const char *subcommand,
					   int flags)
{
	struct notes_tree *t;
	const char *ref;
	init_notes(NULL, NULL, NULL, flags);
	t = &default_notes_tree;

	ref = (flags & NOTES_INIT_WRITABLE) ? t->update_ref : t->ref;
	if (!starts_with(ref, "refs/notes/"))
		/*
		 * TRANSLATORS: the first %s will be replaced by a git
		 * notes command: 'add', 'merge', 'remove', etc.
		 */
		die(_("refusing to %s notes in %s (outside of refs/notes/)"),
		    subcommand, ref);
	return t;
}

static int list(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix,
		struct repository *repo UNUSED)