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+++ b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
'git branch' [--color[=<when>] | --no-color] [--show-current]
- [-v [--abbrev=<length> | --no-abbrev]]
+ [-v [--abbrev=<n> | --no-abbrev]]
[--column[=<options>] | --no-column] [--sort=<key>]
[--merged [<commit>]] [--no-merged [<commit>]]
[--contains [<commit>]] [--no-contains [<commit>]]
@@ -194,8 +194,10 @@ This option is only applicable in non-verbose mode.
Be more quiet when creating or deleting a branch, suppressing
non-error messages.
---abbrev=<length>::
- Alter the sha1's minimum display length in the output listing.
+--abbrev=<n>::
+ In the verbose listing that show the commit object name,
+ show the shortest prefix that is at least '<n>' hexdigits
+ long that uniquely refers the object.
The default value is 7 and can be overridden by the `core.abbrev`
config option.