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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-branch.txt | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-checkout.txt | 5 |
2 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt index 72fb2f89b4..0b37e2bfc8 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-branch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-branch.txt @@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ OPTIONS <branchname>:: The name of the branch to create or delete. + The new branch name must pass all checks defined by + gitlink:git-check-ref-format[1]. Some of these checks + may restrict the characters allowed in a branch name. <start-point>:: The new branch will be created with a HEAD equal to this. It may diff --git a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt index 095128906a..d82efc00d4 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt @@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ OPTIONS Force a re-read of everything. -b:: - Create a new branch and start it at <branch>. + Create a new branch named <new_branch> and start it at + <branch>. The new branch name must pass all checks defined + by gitlink:git-check-ref-format[1]. Some of these checks + may restrict the characters allowed in a branch name. -m:: If you have local modifications to one or more files that |