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git-branch(1)
=============
 
NAME
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git-branch - Create a new branch, or remove an old one.
 
SYNOPSIS
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'git-branch' [(-d | -D) <branchname>] | [[-f] <branchname> [<start-point>]]
 
DESCRIPTION
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If no argument is provided, show available branches and mark current
branch with star. Otherwise, create a new branch of name <branchname>.
 
If a starting point is also specified, that will be where the branch is
created, otherwise it will be created at the current HEAD.
 
OPTIONS
-------
-d::
	Delete a branch. The branch must be fully merged.
 
-D::
	Delete a branch irrespective of its index status.
 
-f::
	Force a reset of <branchname> to <start-point> (or current head).
 
<branchname>::
	The name of the branch to create or delete.
 
<start-point>::
	Where to create the branch; defaults to HEAD. This
	option has no meaning with -d and -D.
 
 
Examples
~~~~~~~~
 
Start development off of a know tag::
+
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$ git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/.../linux-2.6 my2.6
$ cd my2.6
$ git branch my2.6.14 v2.6.14 <1>
$ git checkout my2.6.14
 
<1> These two steps are the same as "checkout -b my2.6.14 v2.6.14".
------------
 
Delete unneeded branch::
+
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$ git clone git://git.kernel.org/.../git.git my.git
$ cd my.git
$ git branch -D todo <1>
 
<1> delete todo branch even if the "master" branch does not have all
commits from todo branch.
------------
 
Author
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Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> and Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
 
Documentation
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Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
 
GIT
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Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite