Documentation: branch: update --merged description
Update the documentation for --merged and --no-merged to explain the meaning of the optional parameter introduced in commit 049716b (branch --merged/--no-merged: allow specifying arbitrary commit, 2008-07-08). Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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@@ -134,11 +134,13 @@ start-point is either a local or remote branch.
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--contains <commit>::
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Only list branches which contain the specified commit.
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---merged::
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- Only list branches which are fully contained by HEAD.
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+--merged [<commit>]::
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+ Only list branches whose tips are reachable from the
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+ specified commit (HEAD if not specified).
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---no-merged::
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- Do not list branches which are fully contained by HEAD.
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+--no-merged [<commit>]::
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+ Only list branches whose tips are not reachable from the
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+ specified commit (HEAD if not specified).
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<branchname>::
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The name of the branch to create or delete.