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@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@ git-symbolic-ref(1)
NAME
----
-git-symbolic-ref - Read and modify symbolic refs
+git-symbolic-ref - Read, modify and delete symbolic refs
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
-'git symbolic-ref' [-q] [-m <reason>] <name> [<ref>]
+'git symbolic-ref' [-m <reason>] <name> <ref>
+'git symbolic-ref' [-q] [--short] <name>
+'git symbolic-ref' --delete [-q] <name>
DESCRIPTION
-----------
@@ -20,6 +22,9 @@ argument to see which branch your working tree is on.
Given two arguments, creates or updates a symbolic ref <name> to
point at the given branch <ref>.
+Given `--delete` and an additional argument, deletes the given
+symbolic ref.
+
A symbolic ref is a regular file that stores a string that
begins with `ref: refs/`. For example, your `.git/HEAD` is
a regular file whose contents is `ref: refs/heads/master`.
@@ -27,12 +32,20 @@ a regular file whose contents is `ref: refs/heads/master`.
OPTIONS
-------
+-d::
+--delete::
+ Delete the symbolic ref <name>.
+
-q::
--quiet::
Do not issue an error message if the <name> is not a
symbolic ref but a detached HEAD; instead exit with
non-zero status silently.
+--short::
+ When showing the value of <name> as a symbolic ref, try to shorten the
+ value, e.g. from `refs/heads/master` to `master`.
+
-m::
Update the reflog for <name> with <reason>. This is valid only
when creating or updating a symbolic ref.