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diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt index ae201de..0e83680 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-branch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-branch.txt @@ -30,10 +30,8 @@ commit) will be listed. With `--no-merged` only branches not merged into the named commit will be listed. If the <commit> argument is missing it defaults to 'HEAD' (i.e. the tip of the current branch). -In the command's second form, a new branch named <branchname> will be created. -It will start out with a head equal to the one given as <start-point>. -If no <start-point> is given, the branch will be created with a head -equal to that of the currently checked out branch. +The command's second form creates a new branch head named <branchname> +which points to the current 'HEAD', or <start-point> if given. Note that this will create the new branch, but it will not switch the working tree to it; use "git checkout <newbranch>" to switch to the @@ -76,6 +74,7 @@ OPTIONS based sha1 expressions such as "<branchname>@\{yesterday}". -f:: +--force:: Reset <branchname> to <startpoint> if <branchname> exists already. Without `-f` 'git-branch' refuses to change an existing branch. @@ -133,11 +132,13 @@ start-point is either a local or remote branch. --contains <commit>:: Only list branches which contain the specified commit. ---merged:: - Only list branches which are fully contained by HEAD. +--merged [<commit>]:: + Only list branches whose tips are reachable from the + specified commit (HEAD if not specified). ---no-merged:: - Do not list branches which are fully contained by HEAD. +--no-merged [<commit>]:: + Only list branches whose tips are not reachable from the + specified commit (HEAD if not specified). <branchname>:: The name of the branch to create or delete. @@ -146,9 +147,9 @@ start-point is either a local or remote branch. may restrict the characters allowed in a branch name. <start-point>:: - The new branch will be created with a HEAD equal to this. It may - be given as a branch name, a commit-id, or a tag. If this option - is omitted, the current branch is assumed. + The new branch head will point to this commit. It may be + given as a branch name, a commit-id, or a tag. If this + option is omitted, the current HEAD will be used instead. <oldbranch>:: The name of an existing branch to rename. @@ -209,6 +210,14 @@ but different purposes: - `--no-merged` is used to find branches which are candidates for merging into HEAD, since those branches are not fully contained by HEAD. +SEE ALSO +-------- +linkgit:git-check-ref-format[1], +linkgit:git-fetch[1], +linkgit:git-remote[1], +link:user-manual.html#what-is-a-branch[``Understanding history: What is +a branch?''] in the Git User's Manual. + Author ------ Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> and Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> |