From d8d33736b53fb0bef68ca30a64bf7f9ecd872115 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael J Gruber Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2011 16:54:32 +0200 Subject: branch: allow pattern arguments Allow pattern arguments for the list mode just like for git tag -l. Signed-off-by: Michael J Gruber Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- Documentation/git-branch.txt | 8 ++++++-- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'Documentation') diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt index ac278fb154..2b8bc84ae0 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-branch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-branch.txt @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ SYNOPSIS [verse] 'git branch' [--color[=] | --no-color] [-r | -a] [--list] [-v [--abbrev= | --no-abbrev]] - [(--merged | --no-merged | --contains) []] + [(--merged | --no-merged | --contains) []] [...] 'git branch' [--set-upstream | --track | --no-track] [-l] [-f] [] 'git branch' (-m | -M) [] 'git branch' (-d | -D) [-r] ... @@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ With no arguments, existing branches are listed and the current branch will be highlighted with an asterisk. Option `-r` causes the remote-tracking branches to be listed, and option `-a` shows both. This list mode is also activated by the `--list` and `-v` options (see below). + restricts the output to matching branches, the pattern is a shell +wildcard (i.e., matched using fnmatch(3)) +Multiple patterns may be given; if any of them matches, the tag is shown. With `--contains`, shows only the branches that contain the named commit (in other words, the branches whose tip commits are descendants of the @@ -112,7 +115,8 @@ OPTIONS List both remote-tracking branches and local branches. --list:: - Activate the list mode. + Activate the list mode. `git branch ` would try to create a branch, + use `git branch --list ` to list matching branches. -v:: --verbose:: -- cgit v1.3-5-g9baa