Merge branch 'maint' of git://repo.or.cz/git-gui into maint

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

diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
index 71417feba8f4987bb9d7565ec58f82044d343283..8dc5171f5e685ab18d466751710f44e8aba104b7 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-branch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
@@ -3,15 +3,16 @@ git-branch(1)
 
 NAME
 ----
-git-branch - List, create, or delete branches.
+git-branch - List, create, or delete branches
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-'git-branch' [-r | -a] [-v [--abbrev=<length>]]
-'git-branch' [-l] [-f] <branchname> [<start-point>]
+'git-branch' [--color | --no-color] [-r | -a]
+          [-v [--abbrev=<length> | --no-abbrev]]
+'git-branch' [--track | --no-track] [-l] [-f] <branchname> [<start-point>]
 'git-branch' (-m | -M) [<oldbranch>] <newbranch>
-'git-branch' (-d | -D) <branchname>...
+'git-branch' (-d | -D) [-r] <branchname>...
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -25,6 +26,13 @@ It will start out with a head equal to the one given as <start-point>.
 If no <start-point> is given, the branch will be created with a head
 equal to that of the currently checked out branch.
 
+When a local branch is started off a remote branch, git can setup the
+branch so that gitlink:git-pull[1] will appropriately merge from that
+remote branch.  If this behavior is desired, it is possible to make it
+the default using the global `branch.autosetupmerge` configuration
+flag.  Otherwise, it can be chosen per-branch using the `--track`
+and `--no-track` options.
+
 With a '-m' or '-M' option, <oldbranch> will be renamed to <newbranch>.
 If <oldbranch> had a corresponding reflog, it is renamed to match
 <newbranch>, and a reflog entry is created to remember the branch
@@ -33,7 +41,8 @@ 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 ref log then the ref log will also be deleted.
+has a ref log then the ref log will also be deleted. Use -r together with -d
+to delete remote-tracking branches.
 
 
 OPTIONS
@@ -59,19 +68,29 @@ OPTIONS
 -M::
        Move/rename a branch even if the new branchname already exists.
 
+--color::
+       Color branches to highlight current, local, and remote branches.
+
+--no-color::
+       Turn off branch colors, even when the configuration file gives the
+       default to color output.
+
 -r::
-       List the remote-tracking branches.
+       List or delete (if used with -d) the remote-tracking branches.
 
 -a::
        List both remote-tracking branches and local branches.
 
 -v::
-       Show sha1 and commit subjectline for each head.
+       Show sha1 and commit subject line for each head.
 
 --abbrev=<length>::
        Alter minimum display length for sha1 in output listing,
        default value is 7.
 
+--no-abbrev::
+       Display the full sha1s in output listing rather than abbreviating them.
+
 <branchname>::
        The name of the branch to create or delete.
        The new branch name must pass all checks defined by
@@ -111,11 +130,13 @@ Delete unneeded branch::
 ------------
 $ git clone git://git.kernel.org/.../git.git my.git
 $ cd my.git
-$ git branch -D todo    <1>
+$ git branch -d -r todo html man   <1>
+$ git branch -D test               <2>
 ------------
 +
-<1> delete todo branch even if the "master" branch does not have all
-commits from todo branch.
+<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.
 
 
 Notes