git-branch.txt: document -f correctly
'git branch -f a b' resets a to b when a exists, rather then deleting a. Say so in the documentation. Signed-off-by: Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ OPTIONS
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based sha1 expressions such as "<branchname>@\{yesterday}".
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-f::
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- Force the creation of a new branch even if it means deleting
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- a branch that already exists with the same name.
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+ Reset <branchname> to <startpoint> if <branchname> exists
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+ already. Without `-f` 'git-branch' refuses to change an existing branch.
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-m::
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Move/rename a branch and the corresponding reflog.