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diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
index bf5316f..0cd87dd 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-branch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
'git branch' [--color[=<when>] | --no-color] [-r | -a]
- [--list] [-v [--abbrev=<length> | --no-abbrev]]
+ [--list] [--show-current] [-v [--abbrev=<length> | --no-abbrev]]
[--column[=<options>] | --no-column] [--sort=<key>]
[(--merged | --no-merged) [<commit>]]
[--contains [<commit]] [--no-contains [<commit>]]
@@ -160,6 +160,10 @@ This option is only applicable in non-verbose mode.
branch --list 'maint-*'`, list only the branches that match
the pattern(s).
+--show-current::
+ Print the name of the current branch. In detached HEAD state,
+ nothing is printed.
+
-v::
-vv::
--verbose::
@@ -297,7 +301,7 @@ $ git checkout my2.6.14
------------
+
<1> This step and the next one could be combined into a single step with
-"checkout -b my2.6.14 v2.6.14".
+ "checkout -b my2.6.14 v2.6.14".
Delete an unneeded branch::
+
@@ -309,10 +313,10 @@ $ git branch -D test <2>
------------
+
<1> Delete the remote-tracking branches "todo", "html" and "man". The next
-'fetch' or 'pull' will create them again unless you configure them not to.
-See linkgit:git-fetch[1].
+ 'fetch' or 'pull' will create them again unless you configure them not to.
+ See linkgit:git-fetch[1].
<2> Delete the "test" branch even if the "master" branch (or whichever branch
-is currently checked out) does not have all commits from the test branch.
+ is currently checked out) does not have all commits from the test branch.
NOTES