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diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt index 6103d62fe3..ae201deb7a 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-branch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-branch.txt @@ -18,19 +18,19 @@ SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION ----------- -With no arguments, existing branches are listed, the current branch will +With no arguments, existing branches are listed and the current branch will be highlighted with an asterisk. Option `-r` causes the remote-tracking branches to be listed, and option `-a` shows both. -With `--contains`, shows only the branches that contains the named commit -(in other words, the branches whose tip commits are descendant of the +With `--contains`, shows only the branches that contain the named commit +(in other words, the branches whose tip commits are descendants of the named commit). With `--merged`, only branches merged into the named commit (i.e. the branches whose tip commits are reachable from the named commit) will be listed. With `--no-merged` only branches not merged into -the named commit will be listed. Missing <commit> argument defaults to -'HEAD' (i.e. the tip of the current branch). +the named commit will be listed. If the <commit> argument is missing it +defaults to 'HEAD' (i.e. the tip of the current branch). -In its second form, a new branch named <branchname> will be created. +In the command's second form, a new branch named <branchname> will be created. It will start out with a head equal to the one given as <start-point>. If no <start-point> is given, the branch will be created with a head equal to that of the currently checked out branch. @@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ has a reflog then the reflog will also be deleted. Use -r together with -d to delete remote-tracking branches. Note, that it only makes sense to delete remote-tracking branches if they no longer exist -in remote repository or if 'git-fetch' was configured not to fetch -them again. See also 'prune' subcommand of linkgit:git-remote[1] for way to -clean up all obsolete remote-tracking branches. +in the remote repository or if 'git-fetch' was configured not to fetch +them again. See also the 'prune' subcommand of linkgit:git-remote[1] for a +way to clean up all obsolete remote-tracking branches. OPTIONS @@ -76,14 +76,14 @@ OPTIONS based sha1 expressions such as "<branchname>@\{yesterday}". -f:: - Force the creation of a new branch even if it means deleting - a branch that already exists with the same name. + Reset <branchname> to <startpoint> if <branchname> exists + already. Without `-f` 'git-branch' refuses to change an existing branch. -m:: Move/rename a branch and the corresponding reflog. -M:: - Move/rename a branch even if the new branchname already exists. + Move/rename a branch even if the new branch name already exists. --color:: Color branches to highlight current, local, and remote branches. @@ -100,29 +100,35 @@ OPTIONS -v:: --verbose:: - Show sha1 and commit subject line for each head. + Show sha1 and commit subject line for each head, along with + relationship to upstream branch (if any). If given twice, print + the name of the upstream branch, as well. --abbrev=<length>:: - Alter minimum display length for sha1 in output listing, - default value is 7. + Alter the sha1's minimum display length in the output listing. + The default value is 7. --no-abbrev:: - Display the full sha1s in output listing rather than abbreviating them. + Display the full sha1s in the output listing rather than abbreviating them. +-t:: --track:: - When creating a new branch, set up configuration so that 'git-pull' - will automatically retrieve data from the start point, which must be - a branch. Use this if you always pull from the same upstream branch - into the new branch, and if you don't want to use "git pull - <repository> <refspec>" explicitly. This behavior is the default - when the start point is a remote branch. Set the - branch.autosetupmerge configuration variable to `false` if you want - 'git-checkout' and 'git-branch' to always behave as if '--no-track' were - given. Set it to `always` if you want this behavior when the - start-point is either a local or remote branch. + When creating a new branch, set up configuration to mark the + start-point branch as "upstream" from the new branch. This + configuration will tell git to show the relationship between the + two branches in `git status` and `git branch -v`. Furthermore, + it directs `git pull` without arguments to pull from the + upstream when the new branch is checked out. ++ +This behavior is the default when the start point is a remote branch. +Set the branch.autosetupmerge configuration variable to `false` if you +want `git checkout` and `git branch` to always behave as if '--no-track' +were given. Set it to `always` if you want this behavior when the +start-point is either a local or remote branch. --no-track:: - Ignore the branch.autosetupmerge configuration variable. + Do not set up "upstream" configuration, even if the + branch.autosetupmerge configuration variable is true. --contains <commit>:: Only list branches which contain the specified commit. @@ -149,13 +155,13 @@ OPTIONS <newbranch>:: The new name for an existing branch. The same restrictions as for - <branchname> applies. + <branchname> apply. Examples -------- -Start development off of a known tag:: +Start development from a known tag:: + ------------ $ git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/.../linux-2.6 my2.6 @@ -167,7 +173,7 @@ $ git checkout my2.6.14 <1> This step and the next one could be combined into a single step with "checkout -b my2.6.14 v2.6.14". -Delete unneeded branch:: +Delete an unneeded branch:: + ------------ $ git clone git://git.kernel.org/.../git.git my.git @@ -176,21 +182,21 @@ $ git branch -d -r origin/todo origin/html origin/man <1> $ git branch -D test <2> ------------ + -<1> Delete remote-tracking branches "todo", "html", "man". Next 'fetch' or -'pull' will create them again unless you configure them not to. See -linkgit:git-fetch[1]. -<2> Delete "test" branch even if the "master" branch (or whichever branch is -currently checked out) does not have all commits from test branch. +<1> Delete the remote-tracking branches "todo", "html" and "man". The next +'fetch' or 'pull' will create them again unless you configure them not to. +See linkgit:git-fetch[1]. +<2> Delete the "test" branch even if the "master" branch (or whichever branch +is currently checked out) does not have all commits from the test branch. Notes ----- -If you are creating a branch that you want to immediately checkout, it's +If you are creating a branch that you want to checkout immediately, it is easier to use the git checkout command with its `-b` option to create a branch and check it out with a single command. -The options `--contains`, `--merged` and `--no-merged` serves three related +The options `--contains`, `--merged` and `--no-merged` serve three related but different purposes: - `--contains <commit>` is used to find all branches which will need |