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diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
index 1072ca0eb6..bf5316ffa9 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-branch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
[(--merged | --no-merged) [<commit>]]
[--contains [<commit]] [--no-contains [<commit>]]
[--points-at <object>] [--format=<format>] [<pattern>...]
-'git branch' [--track | --no-track] [-l] [-f] <branchname> [<start-point>]
+'git branch' [--track | --no-track] [-f] <branchname> [<start-point>]
'git branch' (--set-upstream-to=<upstream> | -u <upstream>) [<branchname>]
'git branch' --unset-upstream [<branchname>]
'git branch' (-m | -M) [<oldbranch>] <newbranch>
@@ -100,8 +100,6 @@ OPTIONS
The negated form `--no-create-reflog` only overrides an earlier
`--create-reflog`, but currently does not negate the setting of
`core.logAllRefUpdates`.
-+
-The `-l` option is a deprecated synonym for `--create-reflog`.
-f::
--force::
@@ -156,14 +154,11 @@ This option is only applicable in non-verbose mode.
--all::
List both remote-tracking branches and local branches.
+-l::
--list::
List branches. With optional `<pattern>...`, e.g. `git
branch --list 'maint-*'`, list only the branches that match
the pattern(s).
-+
-This should not be confused with `git branch -l <branchname>`,
-which creates a branch named `<branchname>` with a reflog.
-See `--create-reflog` above for details.
-v::
-vv::
@@ -268,10 +263,11 @@ start-point is either a local or remote-tracking branch.
order of the value. You may use the --sort=<key> option
multiple times, in which case the last key becomes the primary
key. The keys supported are the same as those in `git
- for-each-ref`. Sort order defaults to sorting based on the
+ for-each-ref`. Sort order defaults to the value configured for the
+ `branch.sort` variable if exists, or to sorting based on the
full refname (including `refs/...` prefix). This lists
detached HEAD (if present) first, then local branches and
- finally remote-tracking branches.
+ finally remote-tracking branches. See linkgit:git-config[1].
--points-at <object>::