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1 | git-branch(1) |
| 2 | ============= | |
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3 | |
| 4 | NAME | |
| 5 | ---- | |
| d4072c97 | 6 | git-branch - Create a new branch, or remove an old one. |
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7 | |
| 8 | SYNOPSIS | |
| 9 | -------- | |
| d4072c97 | 10 | 'git-branch' [-d | -D] [<branchname> [start-point]] |
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11 | |
| 12 | DESCRIPTION | |
| 13 | ----------- | |
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14 | If no argument is provided, show available branches and mark current |
| 15 | branch with star. Otherwise, create a new branch of name <branchname>. | |
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17 | If a starting point is also specified, that will be where the branch is |
| 18 | created, otherwise it will be created at the current HEAD. | |
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19 | |
| 20 | OPTIONS | |
| 21 | ------- | |
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22 | -d:: |
| 23 | Delete a branch. The branch must be fully merged. | |
| 24 | ||
| 25 | -D:: | |
| 26 | Delete a branch irrespective of its index status. | |
| 27 | ||
| 52a22d1e | 28 | <branchname>:: |
| d4072c97 | 29 | The name of the branch to create or delete. |
| 7fc9d69f | 30 | |
| 52a22d1e | 31 | start-point:: |
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32 | Where to create the branch; defaults to HEAD. This |
| 33 | option has no meaning with -d and -D. | |
| 7fc9d69f | 34 | |
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35 | |
| 36 | Examples | |
| 37 | ~~~~~~~~ | |
| 38 | ||
| 39 | Start development off of a know tag:: | |
| 40 | + | |
| 41 | ------------ | |
| 42 | $ git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/.../linux-2.6 my2.6 | |
| 43 | $ cd my2.6 | |
| 44 | $ git branch my2.6.14 v2.6.14 <1> | |
| 45 | $ git checkout my2.6.14 | |
| 46 | ||
| 47 | <1> These two steps are the same as "checkout -b my2.6.14 v2.6.14". | |
| 48 | ------------ | |
| 49 | ||
| 50 | Delete unneeded branch:: | |
| 51 | + | |
| 52 | ------------ | |
| 53 | $ git clone git://git.kernel.org/.../git.git my.git | |
| 54 | $ cd my.git | |
| 55 | $ git branch -D todo <1> | |
| 56 | ||
| 57 | <1> delete todo branch even if the "master" branch does not have all | |
| 58 | commits from todo branch. | |
| 59 | ------------ | |
| 60 | ||
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61 | Author |
| 62 | ------ | |
| 63 | Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> and Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> | |
| 64 | ||
| 65 | Documentation | |
| 66 | -------------- | |
| 67 | Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>. | |
| 68 | ||
| 69 | GIT | |
| 70 | --- | |
| a7154e91 | 71 | Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite |
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