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diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt index 98014f6d9b..d20b475735 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-branch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-branch.txt @@ -32,6 +32,32 @@ start-point:: Where to create the branch; defaults to HEAD. This option has no meaning with -d and -D. + +Examples +~~~~~~~~ + +Start development off of a know tag:: ++ +------------ +$ git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/.../linux-2.6 my2.6 +$ cd my2.6 +$ git branch my2.6.14 v2.6.14 <1> +$ git checkout my2.6.14 + +<1> These two steps are the same as "checkout -b my2.6.14 v2.6.14". +------------ + +Delete unneeded branch:: ++ +------------ +$ git clone git://git.kernel.org/.../git.git my.git +$ cd my.git +$ git branch -D todo <1> + +<1> delete todo branch even if the "master" branch does not have all +commits from todo branch. +------------ + Author ------ Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> and Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> |