Merge branch 'jk/read-tree-empty'

diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
index 6b6c3da2d95ad2d5d94949034d5dd723f48d977a..1940256930d92c0679b95bb0cd41f24847828bd4 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-branch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-branch - List, create, or delete branches
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-'git branch' [--color | --no-color] [-r | -a]
+'git branch' [--color[=<when>] | --no-color] [-r | -a]
        [-v [--abbrev=<length> | --no-abbrev]]
        [(--merged | --no-merged | --contains) [<commit>]]
 'git branch' [--set-upstream | --track | --no-track] [-l] [-f] <branchname> [<start-point>]
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ way to clean up all obsolete remote-tracking branches.
 OPTIONS
 -------
 -d::
-       Delete a branch. The branch must be fully merged in HEAD.
+       Delete a branch. The branch must be fully merged in its
+       upstream branch, or in `HEAD` if no upstream was set with
+       `--track` or `--set-upstream`.
 
 -D::
        Delete a branch irrespective of its merged status.
@@ -72,6 +74,8 @@ OPTIONS
        Create the branch's reflog.  This activates recording of
        all changes made to the branch ref, enabling use of date
        based sha1 expressions such as "<branchname>@\{yesterday}".
+       Note that in non-bare repositories, reflogs are usually
+       enabled by default by the `core.logallrefupdates` config option.
 
 -f::
 --force::
@@ -84,12 +88,14 @@ OPTIONS
 -M::
        Move/rename a branch even if the new branch name already exists.
 
---color::
+--color[=<when>]::
        Color branches to highlight current, local, and remote branches.
+       The value must be always (the default), never, or auto.
 
 --no-color::
        Turn off branch colors, even when the configuration file gives the
        default to color output.
+       Same as `--color=never`.
 
 -r::
        List or delete (if used with -d) the remote-tracking branches.