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author | Junio C Hamano <junio@hera.kernel.org> | 2007-11-29 02:28:32 +0000 |
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committer | Junio C Hamano <junio@hera.kernel.org> | 2007-11-29 02:28:32 +0000 |
commit | 258e441aecb311c6dce3330f5bf578cf10b134bb (patch) | |
tree | 587f8ab8ea75556ae615797bb6686e3f1e75e152 /git-branch.txt | |
parent | 19b4d939093a6dbc231e014019fdb7f7aba8c5c3 (diff) | |
download | git-htmldocs-258e441aecb311c6dce3330f5bf578cf10b134bb.tar.gz |
Autogenerated HTML docs for v1.5.3.6-970-gd25430
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diff --git a/git-branch.txt b/git-branch.txt index 5ce905de8..f87b6968b 100644 --- a/git-branch.txt +++ b/git-branch.txt @@ -45,17 +45,22 @@ to happen. With a `-d` or `-D` option, `<branchname>` will be deleted. You may specify more than one branch for deletion. If the branch currently -has a reflog then the reflog will also be deleted. Use -r together with -d -to delete remote-tracking branches. +has a reflog then the reflog will also be deleted. + +Use -r together with -d to delete remote-tracking branches. Note, that it +only makes sense to delete remote-tracking branches if they no longer exist +in remote repository or if gitlink:git-fetch[1] was configured not to fetch +them again. See also 'prune' subcommand of gitlink:git-remote[1] for way to +clean up all obsolete remote-tracking branches. OPTIONS ------- -d:: - Delete a branch. The branch must be fully merged. + Delete a branch. The branch must be fully merged in HEAD. -D:: - Delete a branch irrespective of its index status. + Delete a branch irrespective of its merged status. -l:: Create the branch's reflog. This activates recording of @@ -153,9 +158,11 @@ $ git branch -d -r origin/todo origin/html origin/man <1> $ git branch -D test <2> ------------ + -<1> Delete remote-tracking branches "todo", "html", "man" -<2> Delete "test" branch even if the "master" branch does not have all -commits from test branch. +<1> Delete remote-tracking branches "todo", "html", "man". Next 'fetch' or +'pull' will create them again unless you configure them not to. See +gitlink:git-fetch[1]. +<2> Delete "test" branch even if the "master" branch (or whichever branch is +currently checked out) does not have all commits from test branch. Notes |