Git 1.7.9.5

[git.git] / Documentation / git-branch.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
index f46013c91fcbbe4eecffe09d9b43c132daea093f..0427e80a35601e689a47299dce9c5517959bddf8 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-branch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
@@ -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.