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diff --git a/Documentation/git-p4.txt b/Documentation/git-p4.txt index c579fbc2b8..8cba16d67f 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-p4.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-p4.txt @@ -176,13 +176,16 @@ Sync options These options can be used in the initial 'clone' as well as in subsequent 'sync' operations. ---branch <branch>:: - Import changes into given branch. If the branch starts with - 'refs/', it will be used as is. Otherwise if it does not start - with 'p4/', that prefix is added. The branch is assumed to - name a remote tracking, but this can be modified using - '--import-local', or by giving a full ref name. The default - branch is 'master'. +--branch <ref>:: + Import changes into <ref> instead of refs/remotes/p4/master. + If <ref> starts with refs/, it is used as is. Otherwise, if + it does not start with p4/, that prefix is added. ++ +By default a <ref> not starting with refs/ is treated as the +name of a remote-tracking branch (under refs/remotes/). This +behavior can be modified using the --import-local option. ++ +The default <ref> is "master". + This example imports a new remote "p4/proj2" into an existing Git repository: |