doc/git-branch: remove obsolete "-l" references
The previous commit switched "-l" to meaning "--list", but a few vestiges of its prior meaning as "--create-reflog" remained: - the synopsis mentioned "-l" when creating a new branch; we can drop this entirely, as it has been the default for years - the --list command mentions the unfortunate "-l" confusion, but we've now fixed that Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Jeff King committed
Aug 30, 2018 at 16:04 UTC
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@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
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[(--merged | --no-merged) [<commit>]]
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[--contains [<commit]] [--no-contains [<commit>]]
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[--points-at <object>] [--format=<format>] [<pattern>...]
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-'git branch' [--track | --no-track] [-l] [-f] <branchname> [<start-point>]
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+'git branch' [--track | --no-track] [-f] <branchname> [<start-point>]
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'git branch' (--set-upstream-to=<upstream> | -u <upstream>) [<branchname>]
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'git branch' --unset-upstream [<branchname>]
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'git branch' (-m | -M) [<oldbranch>] <newbranch>
@@ -159,10 +159,6 @@ This option is only applicable in non-verbose mode.
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List branches. With optional `<pattern>...`, e.g. `git
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branch --list 'maint-*'`, list only the branches that match
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the pattern(s).
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-This should not be confused with `git branch -l <branchname>`,
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-which creates a branch named `<branchname>` with a reflog.
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-See `--create-reflog` above for details.
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-v::
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-vv::