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| author | Junio C Hamano <junio@hera.kernel.org> | 2005-12-27 00:17:23 -0800 |
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| committer | Junio C Hamano <junio@hera.kernel.org> | 2005-12-27 00:17:23 -0800 |
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diff --git a/git-branch.txt b/git-branch.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..d20b47573 --- /dev/null +++ b/git-branch.txt @@ -0,0 +1,72 @@ +git-branch(1) +============= + +NAME +---- +git-branch - Create a new branch, or remove an old one. + +SYNOPSIS +-------- +'git-branch' [-d | -D] [<branchname> [start-point]] + +DESCRIPTION +----------- +If no argument is provided, show available branches and mark current +branch with star. Otherwise, create a new branch of name <branchname>. + +If a starting point is also specified, that will be where the branch is +created, otherwise it will be created at the current HEAD. + +OPTIONS +------- +-d:: + Delete a branch. The branch must be fully merged. + +-D:: + Delete a branch irrespective of its index status. + +<branchname>:: + The name of the branch to create or delete. + +start-point:: + Where to create the branch; defaults to HEAD. This + option has no meaning with -d and -D. + + +Examples +~~~~~~~~ + +Start development off of a know tag:: ++ +------------ +$ git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/.../linux-2.6 my2.6 +$ cd my2.6 +$ git branch my2.6.14 v2.6.14 <1> +$ git checkout my2.6.14 + +<1> These two steps are the same as "checkout -b my2.6.14 v2.6.14". +------------ + +Delete unneeded branch:: ++ +------------ +$ git clone git://git.kernel.org/.../git.git my.git +$ cd my.git +$ git branch -D todo <1> + +<1> delete todo branch even if the "master" branch does not have all +commits from todo branch. +------------ + +Author +------ +Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> and Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> + +Documentation +-------------- +Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>. + +GIT +--- +Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite + |