Merge branch 'mh/pack-protocol-doc-fix'

[thirdparty/git.git] / Documentation / git-branch.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
index 9767b2b483dbe634db1a700e4b3529593f8189ec..0cd87ddeff205ac6b5a92260f690e642f16d0875 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-branch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
 'git branch' [--color[=<when>] | --no-color] [-r | -a]
-       [--list] [-v [--abbrev=<length> | --no-abbrev]]
+       [--list] [--show-current] [-v [--abbrev=<length> | --no-abbrev]]
        [--column[=<options>] | --no-column] [--sort=<key>]
        [(--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 +154,15 @@ 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.
+
+--show-current::
+       Print the name of the current branch. In detached HEAD state,
+       nothing is printed.
 
 -v::
 -vv::
@@ -302,7 +301,7 @@ $ git checkout my2.6.14
 ------------
 +
 <1> This step and the next one could be combined into a single step with
-"checkout -b my2.6.14 v2.6.14".
+    "checkout -b my2.6.14 v2.6.14".
 
 Delete an unneeded branch::
 +
@@ -314,10 +313,10 @@ $ git branch -D test                                    <2>
 ------------
 +
 <1> Delete the remote-tracking branches "todo", "html" and "man". The next
-'fetch' or 'pull' will create them again unless you configure them not to.
-See linkgit:git-fetch[1].
+    'fetch' or 'pull' will create them again unless you configure them not to.
+    See linkgit:git-fetch[1].
 <2> Delete the "test" branch even if the "master" branch (or whichever branch
-is currently checked out) does not have all commits from the test branch.
+    is currently checked out) does not have all commits from the test branch.
 
 
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