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diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt index 6b6c3da2d9..1940256930 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-branch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-branch.txt @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-branch - List, create, or delete branches SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git branch' [--color | --no-color] [-r | -a] +'git branch' [--color[=<when>] | --no-color] [-r | -a] [-v [--abbrev=<length> | --no-abbrev]] [(--merged | --no-merged | --contains) [<commit>]] 'git branch' [--set-upstream | --track | --no-track] [-l] [-f] <branchname> [<start-point>] @@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ way to clean up all obsolete remote-tracking branches. OPTIONS ------- -d:: - Delete a branch. The branch must be fully merged in HEAD. + Delete a branch. The branch must be fully merged in its + upstream branch, or in `HEAD` if no upstream was set with + `--track` or `--set-upstream`. -D:: Delete a branch irrespective of its merged status. @@ -72,6 +74,8 @@ OPTIONS Create the branch's reflog. This activates recording of all changes made to the branch ref, enabling use of date based sha1 expressions such as "<branchname>@\{yesterday}". + Note that in non-bare repositories, reflogs are usually + enabled by default by the `core.logallrefupdates` config option. -f:: --force:: @@ -84,12 +88,14 @@ OPTIONS -M:: Move/rename a branch even if the new branch name already exists. ---color:: +--color[=<when>]:: Color branches to highlight current, local, and remote branches. + The value must be always (the default), never, or auto. --no-color:: Turn off branch colors, even when the configuration file gives the default to color output. + Same as `--color=never`. -r:: List or delete (if used with -d) the remote-tracking branches. |