Merge branch 'ic/bash-completion-rpm'

diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
index aad71dc59a7c385be4f24ee9b981cd998fdd186f..903a690f10e3cdb7aea15a19332bf0e8bc87814e 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-branch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ 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' [--track | --no-track] [-l] [-f] <branchname> [<start-point>]
+'git branch' [--set-upstream | --track | --no-track] [-l] [-f] <branchname> [<start-point>]
 'git branch' (-m | -M) [<oldbranch>] <newbranch>
 'git branch' (-d | -D) [-r] <branchname>...
 
@@ -30,17 +30,15 @@ commit) will be listed.  With `--no-merged` only branches not merged into
 the named commit will be listed.  If the <commit> argument is missing it
 defaults to 'HEAD' (i.e. the tip of the current branch).
 
-In the command's 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>.
-If no <start-point> is given, the branch will be created with a head
-equal to that of the currently checked out branch.
+The command's second form creates a new branch head named <branchname>
+which points to the current 'HEAD', or <start-point> if given.
 
 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
 new branch.
 
 When a local branch is started off a remote branch, git sets up the
-branch so that 'git-pull' will appropriately merge from
+branch so that 'git pull' will appropriately merge from
 the remote branch. This behavior may be changed via the global
 `branch.autosetupmerge` configuration flag. That setting can be
 overridden by using the `--track` and `--no-track` options.
@@ -57,7 +55,7 @@ has a reflog then the reflog will also be deleted.
 
 Use -r together with -d to delete remote-tracking branches. Note, that it
 only makes sense to delete remote-tracking branches if they no longer exist
-in the remote repository or if 'git-fetch' was configured not to fetch
+in the remote repository or if 'git fetch' was configured not to fetch
 them again. See also the 'prune' subcommand of linkgit:git-remote[1] for a
 way to clean up all obsolete remote-tracking branches.
 
@@ -78,7 +76,7 @@ OPTIONS
 -f::
 --force::
        Reset <branchname> to <startpoint> if <branchname> exists
-       already. Without `-f` 'git-branch' refuses to change an existing branch.
+       already. Without `-f` 'git branch' refuses to change an existing branch.
 
 -m::
        Move/rename a branch and the corresponding reflog.
@@ -86,12 +84,14 @@ 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.
@@ -131,14 +131,22 @@ start-point is either a local or remote branch.
        Do not set up "upstream" configuration, even if the
        branch.autosetupmerge configuration variable is true.
 
+--set-upstream::
+       If specified branch does not exist yet or if '--force' has been
+       given, acts exactly like '--track'. Otherwise sets up configuration
+       like '--track' would when creating the branch, except that where
+       branch points to is not changed.
+
 --contains <commit>::
        Only list branches which contain the specified commit.
 
---merged::
-       Only list branches which are fully contained by HEAD.
+--merged [<commit>]::
+       Only list branches whose tips are reachable from the
+       specified commit (HEAD if not specified).
 
---no-merged::
-       Do not list branches which are fully contained by HEAD.
+--no-merged [<commit>]::
+       Only list branches whose tips are not reachable from the
+       specified commit (HEAD if not specified).
 
 <branchname>::
        The name of the branch to create or delete.
@@ -147,9 +155,9 @@ start-point is either a local or remote branch.
        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
-       be given as a branch name, a commit-id, or a tag.  If this option
-       is omitted, the current branch is assumed.
+       The new branch head will point to this commit.  It may be
+       given as a branch name, a commit-id, or a tag.  If this
+       option is omitted, the current HEAD will be used instead.
 
 <oldbranch>::
        The name of an existing branch to rename.
@@ -214,7 +222,9 @@ SEE ALSO
 --------
 linkgit:git-check-ref-format[1],
 linkgit:git-fetch[1],
-linkgit:git-remote[1].
+linkgit:git-remote[1],
+link:user-manual.html#what-is-a-branch[``Understanding history: What is
+a branch?''] in the Git User's Manual.
 
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