Merge branch 'di/readme-markup-fix' into maint

diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
index bf5316ffa929a88aa98f5b3c7a892ee43638a098..6ebd512b4f3344c2f166f5bb09f0b5c6eb96ab03 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-branch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [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>]]
@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@ argument is missing it defaults to `HEAD` (i.e. the tip of the current
 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
@@ -160,6 +164,10 @@ This option is only applicable in non-verbose mode.
        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::
@@ -297,7 +305,7 @@ $ git checkout my2.6.14
 ------------
 +
 <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::
 +
@@ -309,10 +317,10 @@ $ git branch -D test                                    <2>
 ------------
 +
 <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.
 
 
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