Merge branch 'maint' of git://linux-nfs.org/~bfields/git into maint

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

diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
index 71417feba8f4987bb9d7565ec58f82044d343283..aa1fdd402aa1771ab77af5e274a7e0452bbe8aa5 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-branch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@ 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' [--color | --no-color] [-r | -a] [-v [--abbrev=<length>]]
 'git-branch' [-l] [-f] <branchname> [<start-point>]
 'git-branch' (-m | -M) [<oldbranch>] <newbranch>
-'git-branch' (-d | -D) <branchname>...
+'git-branch' (-d | -D) [-r] <branchname>...
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ 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
@@ -59,14 +60,21 @@ 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,
@@ -111,10 +119,12 @@ 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
+<1> delete remote-tracking branches "todo", "html", "man"
+<2> delete "test" branch even if the "master" branch does not have all
 commits from todo branch.