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| author | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2017-03-28 14:05:59 -0700 |
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| committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2017-03-28 14:05:59 -0700 |
| commit | e779b0f0703d1e85e35b2772ae458e89eca0f0d3 (patch) | |
| tree | 4a841bc63f3c4b4dd83086e1b2c603639fabaa18 /Documentation/git-branch.txt | |
| parent | 6a5ff7acb5965718cc7016c0ab6c601454fd7cde (diff) | |
| parent | 75ec4a6cb0921688d01a7e7800a5dd5d9f1ad586 (diff) | |
| download | git-e779b0f0703d1e85e35b2772ae458e89eca0f0d3.tar.gz | |
Merge branch 'ab/branch-list-doc'
Doc update.
* ab/branch-list-doc:
branch doc: update description for `--list`
branch doc: change `git branch <pattern>` to use `<branchname>`
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/git-branch.txt')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-branch.txt | 9 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt index 092f1bcf9f..c203e8c073 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-branch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-branch.txt @@ -142,8 +142,13 @@ This option is only applicable in non-verbose mode. List both remote-tracking branches and local branches. --list:: - Activate the list mode. `git branch <pattern>` would try to create a branch, - use `git branch --list <pattern>` to list matching branches. + List branches. With optional `<pattern>...`, e.g. `git + branch --list 'maint-*'`, list only the branches that match + the pattern(s). ++ +This should not be confused with `git branch -l <branchname>`, +which creates a branch named `<branchname>` with a reflog. +See `--create-reflog` above for details. -v:: -vv:: |