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| author | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2022-01-20 23:25:38 (GMT) |
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| committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2022-01-20 23:25:38 (GMT) |
| commit | 297ca895a27a6bbdb7906371d533f72a12ad25b2 (patch) | |
| tree | 22d57d4e9642379100ff6f8c216487287be46882 /Documentation/git-branch.txt | |
| parent | 50b2d72e110cad39ecaf2322bfdf1b60cd13dd96 (diff) | |
| parent | 6327f0efed36c64d98a140110171362b7cb75a52 (diff) | |
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Merge branch 'js/branch-track-inherit'
"git branch -h" incorrectly said "--track[=direct|inherit]",
implying that "--trackinherit" is a valid option, which has been
corrected.
source: <3de40324bea6a1dd9bca2654721471e3809e87d8.1642538935.git.steadmon@google.com>
source: <c3c26192-aee9-185a-e559-b8735139e49c@web.de>
* js/branch-track-inherit:
branch,checkout: fix --track documentation
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/git-branch.txt')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-branch.txt | 12 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt index 2d52ae3..731e340 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-branch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-branch.txt @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ SYNOPSIS [--points-at <object>] [--format=<format>] [(-r | --remotes) | (-a | --all)] [--list] [<pattern>...] -'git branch' [--track [direct|inherit] | --no-track] [-f] <branchname> [<start-point>] +'git branch' [--track[=(direct|inherit)] | --no-track] [-f] <branchname> [<start-point>] 'git branch' (--set-upstream-to=<upstream> | -u <upstream>) [<branchname>] 'git branch' --unset-upstream [<branchname>] 'git branch' (-m | -M) [<oldbranch>] <newbranch> @@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ This option is only applicable in non-verbose mode. Display the full sha1s in the output listing rather than abbreviating them. -t:: ---track [inherit|direct]:: +--track[=(direct|inherit)]:: When creating a new branch, set up `branch.<name>.remote` and `branch.<name>.merge` configuration entries to set "upstream" tracking configuration for the new branch. This @@ -216,11 +216,11 @@ This option is only applicable in non-verbose mode. upstream when the new branch is checked out. + The exact upstream branch is chosen depending on the optional argument: -`--track` or `--track direct` means to use the start-point branch itself as the -upstream; `--track inherit` means to copy the upstream configuration of the -start-point branch. +`-t`, `--track`, or `--track=direct` means to use the start-point branch +itself as the upstream; `--track=inherit` means to copy the upstream +configuration of the start-point branch. + -`--track direct` is the default when the start point is a remote-tracking branch. +`--track=direct` is the default when the start point is a remote-tracking branch. Set the branch.autoSetupMerge configuration variable to `false` if you want `git switch`, `git checkout` and `git branch` to always behave as if `--no-track` were given. Set it to `always` if you want this behavior when the |