Merge branch 'maint'

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

diff --git a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
index 818b720b914fa33d3a4b5c7858573bd59f0b0945..3ad9760a4d6949837c1e186402c9810b59a0138d 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-checkout(1)
 
 NAME
 ----
-git-checkout - Checkout and switch to a branch
+git-checkout - Checkout a branch or paths to the working tree
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ working tree.
 OPTIONS
 -------
 -q::
-       Quiet, supress feedback messages.
+       Quiet, suppress feedback messages.
 
 -f::
        Proceed even if the index or the working tree differs
@@ -44,22 +44,24 @@ OPTIONS
 -b::
        Create a new branch named <new_branch> and start it at
        <branch>.  The new branch name must pass all checks defined
-       by gitlink:git-check-ref-format[1].  Some of these checks
+       by linkgit:git-check-ref-format[1].  Some of these checks
        may restrict the characters allowed in a branch name.
 
+-t::
 --track::
-       When -b is given and a branch is created off a remote branch,
-       set up configuration so that git-pull will automatically
-       retrieve data from the remote branch.  Set the
-       branch.autosetupmerge configuration variable to true if you
-       want git-checkout and git-branch to always behave as if
-       '--track' were given.
+       When creating a new branch, set up configuration so that git-pull
+       will automatically retrieve data from the start point, which must be
+       a branch. Use this if you always pull from the same upstream branch
+       into the new branch, and if you don't want to use "git pull
+       <repository> <refspec>" explicitly. This behavior is the default
+       when the start point is a remote branch. Set the
+       branch.autosetupmerge configuration variable to `false` if you want
+       git-checkout and git-branch to always behave as if '--no-track' were
+       given. Set it to `always` if you want this behavior when the
+       start-point is either a local or remote branch.
 
 --no-track::
-       When -b is given and a branch is created off a remote branch,
-       set up configuration so that git-pull will not retrieve data
-       from the remote branch, ignoring the branch.autosetupmerge
-       configuration variable.
+       Ignore the branch.autosetupmerge configuration variable.
 
 -l::
        Create the new branch's reflog.  This activates recording of
@@ -214,4 +216,4 @@ Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
 
 GIT
 ---
-Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
+Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite