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| author | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2023-02-14 14:15:52 -0800 |
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| committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2023-02-14 14:15:52 -0800 |
| commit | 26fc32604455486503e1a6dcde835eaf2b6d7999 (patch) | |
| tree | 3bd8ffe07c0e0d29b8ec86c3027b0f4c0a1ce252 | |
| parent | Merge branch 'rs/ls-tree-path-expansion-fix' into maint-2.39 (diff) | |
| parent | branch: document `-f` and linked worktree behaviour (diff) | |
| download | git-26fc32604455486503e1a6dcde835eaf2b6d7999.tar.gz git-26fc32604455486503e1a6dcde835eaf2b6d7999.zip | |
Merge branch 'jc/doc-branch-update-checked-out-branch' into maint-2.39
Document that "branch -f <branch>" disables only the safety to
avoid recreating an existing branch.
* jc/doc-branch-update-checked-out-branch:
branch: document `-f` and linked worktree behaviour
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-branch.txt | 4 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt index 12c5f84e3b..2aaf13b45d 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-branch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-branch.txt @@ -123,6 +123,10 @@ OPTIONS points to a valid commit. In combination with `-m` (or `--move`), allow renaming the branch even if the new branch name already exists, the same applies for `-c` (or `--copy`). ++ +Note that 'git branch -f <branchname> [<start-point>]', even with '-f', +refuses to change an existing branch `<branchname>` that is checked out +in another worktree linked to the same repository. -m:: --move:: |