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authorJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2011-12-09 13:37:05 -0800
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2011-12-09 13:37:05 -0800
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parentd050464541d51ab65863218d93b351de3392f476 (diff)
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Merge branch 'jc/request-pull-show-head-4'
* jc/request-pull-show-head-4: request-pull: use the annotated tag contents fmt-merge-msg.c: Fix an "dubious one-bit signed bitfield" sparse error environment.c: Fix an sparse "symbol not declared" warning builtin/log.c: Fix an "Using plain integer as NULL pointer" warning fmt-merge-msg: use branch.$name.description request-pull: use the branch description request-pull: state what commit to expect request-pull: modernize style branch: teach --edit-description option format-patch: use branch description in cover letter branch: add read_branch_desc() helper function Conflicts: builtin/branch.c
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@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
'git branch' [--set-upstream | --track | --no-track] [-l] [-f] <branchname> [<start-point>]
'git branch' (-m | -M) [<oldbranch>] <newbranch>
'git branch' (-d | -D) [-r] <branchname>...
+'git branch' --edit-description [<branchname>]
DESCRIPTION
-----------
@@ -158,6 +159,10 @@ start-point is either a local or remote-tracking branch.
like '--track' would when creating the branch, except that where
branch points to is not changed.
+--edit-description::
+ Open an editor and edit the text to explain what the branch is
+ for, to be used by various other commands (e.g. `request-pull`).
+
--contains <commit>::
Only list branches which contain the specified commit.