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diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
index ace4ad3da8..94dc9a54f2 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-branch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
'git branch' [--color[=<when>] | --no-color] [--show-current]
- [-v [--abbrev=<length> | --no-abbrev]]
+ [-v [--abbrev=<n> | --no-abbrev]]
[--column[=<options>] | --no-column] [--sort=<key>]
[--merged [<commit>]] [--no-merged [<commit>]]
[--contains [<commit>]] [--no-contains [<commit>]]
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ renaming. If <newbranch> exists, -M must be used to force the rename
to happen.
The `-c` and `-C` options have the exact same semantics as `-m` and
-`-M`, except instead of the branch being renamed it along with its
-config and reflog will be copied to a new name.
+`-M`, except instead of the branch being renamed, it will be copied to a
+new name, along with its config and reflog.
With a `-d` or `-D` option, `<branchname>` will be deleted. You may
specify more than one branch for deletion. If the branch currently
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ OPTIONS
--column[=<options>]::
--no-column::
Display branch listing in columns. See configuration variable
- column.branch for option syntax.`--column` and `--no-column`
+ `column.branch` for option syntax. `--column` and `--no-column`
without options are equivalent to 'always' and 'never' respectively.
+
This option is only applicable in non-verbose mode.
@@ -194,8 +194,10 @@ This option is only applicable in non-verbose mode.
Be more quiet when creating or deleting a branch, suppressing
non-error messages.
---abbrev=<length>::
- Alter the sha1's minimum display length in the output listing.
+--abbrev=<n>::
+ In the verbose listing that show the commit object name,
+ show the shortest prefix that is at least '<n>' hexdigits
+ long that uniquely refers the object.
The default value is 7 and can be overridden by the `core.abbrev`
config option.