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-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-worktree.txt5
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-worktree.txt b/Documentation/git-worktree.txt
index 41585f535d..5ac3f68ab5 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-worktree.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-worktree.txt
@@ -52,10 +52,11 @@ is linked to the current repository, sharing everything except working
directory specific files such as HEAD, index, etc. `-` may also be
specified as `<commit-ish>`; it is synonymous with `@{-1}`.
+
-If <commit-ish> is a branch name (call it `<branch>` and is not found,
+If <commit-ish> is a branch name (call it `<branch>`) and is not found,
and neither `-b` nor `-B` nor `--detach` are used, but there does
exist a tracking branch in exactly one remote (call it `<remote>`)
-with a matching name, treat as equivalent to
+with a matching name, treat as equivalent to:
++
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$ git worktree add --track -b <branch> <path> <remote>/<branch>
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