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diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt index d207da9101..0b08442932 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-branch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-branch.txt @@ -312,7 +312,8 @@ superproject's "origin/main", but tracks the submodule's "origin/main". option is omitted, the current HEAD will be used instead. <oldbranch>:: - The name of an existing branch to rename. + The name of an existing branch. If this option is omitted, + the name of the current branch will be used instead. <newbranch>:: The new name for an existing branch. The same restrictions as for @@ -324,7 +325,7 @@ superproject's "origin/main", but tracks the submodule's "origin/main". multiple times, in which case the last key becomes the primary key. The keys supported are the same as those in `git for-each-ref`. Sort order defaults to the value configured for the - `branch.sort` variable if exists, or to sorting based on the + `branch.sort` variable if it exists, or to sorting based on the full refname (including `refs/...` prefix). This lists detached HEAD (if present) first, then local branches and finally remote-tracking branches. See linkgit:git-config[1]. |