Git 1.7.0.4

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

diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
index 44144d5a0dcede0203c4d053bc6c7349f82eb39c..6b6c3da2d95ad2d5d94949034d5dd723f48d977a 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-branch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 'git branch' [--color | --no-color] [-r | -a]
        [-v [--abbrev=<length> | --no-abbrev]]
        [(--merged | --no-merged | --contains) [<commit>]]
-'git branch' [--track | --no-track] [-l] [-f] <branchname> [<start-point>]
+'git branch' [--set-upstream | --track | --no-track] [-l] [-f] <branchname> [<start-point>]
 'git branch' (-m | -M) [<oldbranch>] <newbranch>
 'git branch' (-d | -D) [-r] <branchname>...
 
@@ -129,6 +129,12 @@ start-point is either a local or remote branch.
        Do not set up "upstream" configuration, even if the
        branch.autosetupmerge configuration variable is true.
 
+--set-upstream::
+       If specified branch does not exist yet or if '--force' has been
+       given, acts exactly like '--track'. Otherwise sets up configuration
+       like '--track' would when creating the branch, except that where
+       branch points to is not changed.
+
 --contains <commit>::
        Only list branches which contain the specified commit.