--------
[verse]
'git branch' [--color[=<when>] | --no-color] [-r | -a]
- [--list] [-v [--abbrev=<length> | --no-abbrev]]
+ [--list] [--show-current] [-v [--abbrev=<length> | --no-abbrev]]
[--column[=<options>] | --no-column] [--sort=<key>]
[(--merged | --no-merged) [<commit>]]
[--contains [<commit]] [--no-contains [<commit>]]
branch).
The command's second form creates a new branch head named <branchname>
-which points to the current `HEAD`, or <start-point> if given.
+which points to the current `HEAD`, or <start-point> if given. As a
+special case, for <start-point>, you may use `"A...B"` as a shortcut for
+the merge base of `A` and `B` if there is exactly one merge base. You
+can leave out at most one of `A` and `B`, in which case it defaults to
+`HEAD`.
Note that this will create the new branch, but it will not switch the
working tree to it; use "git checkout <newbranch>" to switch to the
branch --list 'maint-*'`, list only the branches that match
the pattern(s).
+--show-current::
+ Print the name of the current branch. In detached HEAD state,
+ nothing is printed.
+
-v::
-vv::
--verbose::
------------
+
<1> This step and the next one could be combined into a single step with
-"checkout -b my2.6.14 v2.6.14".
+ "checkout -b my2.6.14 v2.6.14".
Delete an unneeded branch::
+
------------
+
<1> Delete the remote-tracking branches "todo", "html" and "man". The next
-'fetch' or 'pull' will create them again unless you configure them not to.
-See linkgit:git-fetch[1].
+ 'fetch' or 'pull' will create them again unless you configure them not to.
+ See linkgit:git-fetch[1].
<2> Delete the "test" branch even if the "master" branch (or whichever branch
-is currently checked out) does not have all commits from the test branch.
+ is currently checked out) does not have all commits from the test branch.
NOTES