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diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt index 507b8d0..f46013c 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-branch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-branch.txt @@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] 'git branch' [--color[=<when>] | --no-color] [-r | -a] - [-v [--abbrev=<length> | --no-abbrev]] - [(--merged | --no-merged | --contains) [<commit>]] + [--list] [-v [--abbrev=<length> | --no-abbrev]] + [(--merged | --no-merged | --contains) [<commit>]] [<pattern>...] 'git branch' [--set-upstream | --track | --no-track] [-l] [-f] <branchname> [<start-point>] 'git branch' (-m | -M) [<oldbranch>] <newbranch> 'git branch' (-d | -D) [-r] <branchname>... @@ -20,7 +20,11 @@ DESCRIPTION With no arguments, existing branches are listed and the current branch will be highlighted with an asterisk. Option `-r` causes the remote-tracking -branches to be listed, and option `-a` shows both. +branches to be listed, and option `-a` shows both. This list mode is also +activated by the `--list` option (see below). +<pattern> restricts the output to matching branches, the pattern is a shell +wildcard (i.e., matched using fnmatch(3)) +Multiple patterns may be given; if any of them matches, the tag is shown. With `--contains`, shows only the branches that contain the named commit (in other words, the branches whose tip commits are descendants of the @@ -64,6 +68,7 @@ way to clean up all obsolete remote-tracking branches. OPTIONS ------- -d:: +--delete:: Delete a branch. The branch must be fully merged in its upstream branch, or in `HEAD` if no upstream was set with `--track` or `--set-upstream`. @@ -72,6 +77,7 @@ OPTIONS Delete a branch irrespective of its merged status. -l:: +--create-reflog:: Create the branch's reflog. This activates recording of all changes made to the branch ref, enabling use of date based sha1 expressions such as "<branchname>@\{yesterday}". @@ -84,6 +90,7 @@ OPTIONS already. Without `-f` 'git branch' refuses to change an existing branch. -m:: +--move:: Move/rename a branch and the corresponding reflog. -M:: @@ -100,14 +107,21 @@ OPTIONS Same as `--color=never`. -r:: +--remotes:: List or delete (if used with -d) the remote-tracking branches. -a:: +--all:: List both remote-tracking branches and local branches. +--list:: + Activate the list mode. `git branch <pattern>` would try to create a branch, + use `git branch --list <pattern>` to list matching branches. + -v:: --verbose:: - Show sha1 and commit subject line for each head, along with + When in list mode, + show sha1 and commit subject line for each head, along with relationship to upstream branch (if any). If given twice, print the name of the upstream branch, as well. |