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authorLibravatar Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@imag.fr>2015-07-02 16:07:20 +0200
committerLibravatar Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2015-07-06 10:36:51 -0700
commit8482d042a016aaae1e564f9c34b4d5f6b59794be (patch)
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parentbranch: allow -f with -m and -d (diff)
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Documentation/branch: document -d --force and -m --force
The --force option was modified in 356e91f (branch: allow -f with -m and -d, 2014-12-08), but the documentation was not updated. Signed-off-by: Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@imag.fr> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
index 311b33674e..d5ff57ced1 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-branch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ OPTIONS
--force::
Reset <branchname> to <startpoint> if <branchname> exists
already. Without `-f` 'git branch' refuses to change an existing branch.
+ In combination with `-d` (or `--delete`), allow deleting the
+ branch irrespective of its merged status. In combination with
+ `-m` (or `--move`), allow renaming the branch even if the new
+ branch name already exists.
-m::
--move::