rev-parse: clarify documentation for the --verify option

diff --git a/Documentation/git-symbolic-ref.txt b/Documentation/git-symbolic-ref.txt
index a45d4c4f29635a4fdcdeb2d15950925313920741..ef68ad2b7112d5749fd7ee090befe248ceb27204 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-symbolic-ref.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-symbolic-ref.txt
@@ -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.