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| author | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2013-02-07 14:41:38 -0800 |
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| committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2013-02-07 14:41:38 -0800 |
| commit | f507784d2c956fc73f3791b04cc80e7e0dae0a4d (patch) | |
| tree | 53e4add6b038d1a2d8a69b59a93315e71e5fca9a /Documentation/git-branch.txt | |
| parent | 9a1ab9e72fe8acd03b92bb481d7cd95207fda8f5 (diff) | |
| parent | d040350813986e0f4bb3aeb977077975c1552606 (diff) | |
| download | git-f507784d2c956fc73f3791b04cc80e7e0dae0a4d.tar.gz | |
Merge branch 'nd/branch-error-cases'
Fix various error messages and conditions in "git branch", e.g. we
advertised "branch -d/-D" to remove one or more branches but actually
implemented removal of zero or more branches---request to remove no
branches was not rejected.
* nd/branch-error-cases:
branch: let branch filters imply --list
docs: clarify git-branch --list behavior
branch: mark more strings for translation
branch: give a more helpful message on redundant arguments
branch: reject -D/-d without branch name
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/git-branch.txt')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-branch.txt | 22 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt index d4a9be22e6..b7cb625b89 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-branch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-branch.txt @@ -22,13 +22,15 @@ SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION ----------- -With no arguments, existing branches are listed and the current branch will -be highlighted with an asterisk. Option `-r` causes the remote-tracking -branches to be listed, and option `-a` shows both. This list mode is also -activated by the `--list` option (see below). -<pattern> restricts the output to matching branches, the pattern is a shell -wildcard (i.e., matched using fnmatch(3)). -Multiple patterns may be given; if any of them matches, the branch is shown. +If `--list` is given, or if there are no non-option arguments, existing +branches are listed; the current branch will be highlighted with an +asterisk. Option `-r` causes the remote-tracking branches to be listed, +and option `-a` shows both local and remote branches. If a `<pattern>` +is given, it is used as a shell wildcard to restrict the output to +matching branches. If multiple patterns are given, a branch is shown if +it matches any of the patterns. Note that when providing a +`<pattern>`, you must use `--list`; otherwise the command is interpreted +as branch creation. With `--contains`, shows only the branches that contain the named commit (in other words, the branches whose tip commits are descendants of the @@ -193,15 +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. |