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authorJeff King <peff@peff.net>2013-01-31 01:46:11 -0500
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2013-01-31 16:37:24 -0800
commitd040350813986e0f4bb3aeb977077975c1552606 (patch)
treeb678d552c4808396e346d9dae42503499940b906 /Documentation/git-branch.txt
parentde90ff81f3bba50776b934842112eeb6e69a0d23 (diff)
downloadgit-d040350813986e0f4bb3aeb977077975c1552606.tar.gz
branch: let branch filters imply --list
Currently, a branch filter like `--contains`, `--merged`, or `--no-merged` is ignored when we are not in listing mode. For example: git branch --contains=foo bar will create the branch "bar" from the current HEAD, ignoring the `--contains` argument entirely. This is not very helpful. There are two reasonable behaviors for git here: 1. Flag an error; the arguments do not make sense. 2. Implicitly go into `--list` mode This patch chooses the latter, as it is more convenient, and there should not be any ambiguity with attempting to create a branch; using `--contains` and not wanting to list is nonsensical. That leaves the case where an explicit modification option like `-d` is given. We already catch the case where `--list` is given alongside `-d` and flag an error. With this patch, we will also catch the use of `--contains` and other filter options alongside `-d`. Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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@@ -195,15 +195,15 @@ start-point is either a local or remote-tracking branch.
--contains [<commit>]::
Only list branches which contain the specified commit (HEAD
- if not specified).
+ if not specified). Implies `--list`.
--merged [<commit>]::
Only list branches whose tips are reachable from the
- specified commit (HEAD if not specified).
+ specified commit (HEAD if not specified). Implies `--list`.
--no-merged [<commit>]::
Only list branches whose tips are not reachable from the
- specified commit (HEAD if not specified).
+ specified commit (HEAD if not specified). Implies `--list`.
<branchname>::
The name of the branch to create or delete.