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@@ -197,7 +197,9 @@ start-point is either a local or remote-tracking branch.
--edit-description::
Open an editor and edit the text to explain what the branch is
- for, to be used by various other commands (e.g. `request-pull`).
+ for, to be used by various other commands (e.g. `format-patch`,
+ `request-pull`, and `merge` (if enabled)). Multi-line explanations
+ may be used.
--contains [<commit>]::
Only list branches which contain the specified commit (HEAD