Merge branch 'jg/auto-initialize-notes-with-percent-n-in-format'

[git.git] / Documentation / git-branch.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
index b3605c0ec560025e2b53286e4f69bc75c894140b..1940256930d92c0679b95bb0cd41f24847828bd4 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-branch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ 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' [--set-upstream | --track | --no-track] [-l] [-f] <branchname> [<start-point>]
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ way to clean up all obsolete remote-tracking branches.
 OPTIONS
 -------
 -d::
-       Delete a branch. The branch must be fully merged in HEAD.
+       Delete a branch. The branch must be fully merged in its
+       upstream branch, or in `HEAD` if no upstream was set with
+       `--track` or `--set-upstream`.
 
 -D::
        Delete a branch irrespective of its merged status.
@@ -86,12 +88,14 @@ 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.