git-merge: fix confusion between tag and branch

diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
index a7bec3c101bf050347c0ef87d8529d6258926b58..4f5b5d5028e15f693440baa57358ab4c898994e8 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-branch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
@@ -8,14 +8,16 @@ git-branch - List, create, or delete branches.
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-'git-branch' [-r]
+'git-branch' [-r] [-a] [-v] [--abbrev=<length>]
 'git-branch' [-l] [-f] <branchname> [<start-point>]
 'git-branch' (-d | -D) <branchname>...
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
-With no arguments given (or just `-r`) a list of available branches
+With no arguments given a list of existing branches
 will be shown, the current branch will be highlighted with an asterisk.
+Option `-r` causes the remote-tracking branches to be listed,
+and option `-a` shows both.
 
 In its second form, a new branch named <branchname> will be created.
 It will start out with a head equal to the one given as <start-point>.
@@ -45,10 +47,23 @@ OPTIONS
        a branch that already exists with the same name.
 
 -r::
-       List only the "remote" branches.
+       List the remote-tracking branches.
+
+-a::
+       List both remote-tracking branches and local branches.
+
+-v::
+       Show sha1 and subject message for each head.
+
+--abbrev=<length>::
+       Alter minimum display length for sha1 in output listing,
+       default value is 7.
 
 <branchname>::
        The name of the branch to create or delete.
+       The new branch name must pass all checks defined by
+       gitlink:git-check-ref-format[1].  Some of these checks
+       may restrict the characters allowed in a branch name.
 
 <start-point>::
        The new branch will be created with a HEAD equal to this.  It may