Merge 1.5.0.7 in

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

diff --git a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
index 1ae77be45055418b9c784d15db520841dd7bdd7a..f5b2d5017b5710a08c89a7cb150d8ef45527bf99 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-checkout - Checkout and switch to a branch
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-'git-checkout' [-q] [-f] [-b <new_branch> [-l]] [-m] [<branch>]
+'git-checkout' [-q] [-f] [-b [--track | --no-track] <new_branch> [-l]] [-m] [<branch>]
 'git-checkout' [<tree-ish>] <paths>...
 
 DESCRIPTION
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ When <paths> are not given, this command switches branches by
 updating the index and working tree to reflect the specified
 branch, <branch>, and updating HEAD to be <branch> or, if
 specified, <new_branch>.  Using -b will cause <new_branch> to
-be created.
+be created; in this case you can use the --track or --no-track
+options, which will be passed to `git branch`.
 
 When <paths> are given, this command does *not* switch
 branches.  It updates the named paths in the working tree from
@@ -45,6 +46,16 @@ OPTIONS
        by gitlink:git-check-ref-format[1].  Some of these checks
        may restrict the characters allowed in a branch name.
 
+--track::
+       When -b is given and a branch is created off a remote branch,
+       setup so that git-pull will automatically retrieve data from
+       the remote branch.
+
+--no-track::
+       When -b is given and a branch is created off a remote branch,
+       force that git-pull will automatically retrieve data from
+       the remote branch independent of the configuration settings.
+
 -l::
        Create the new branch's ref log.  This activates recording of
        all changes to made the branch ref, enabling use of date