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authorJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2024-01-19 15:04:45 -0800
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2024-01-19 15:04:45 -0800
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parentbranch: clarify <oldbranch> term (diff)
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Merge branch 'rj/clarify-branch-doc-m'
Doc update. * rj/clarify-branch-doc-m: branch: clarify <oldbranch> term
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
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--- 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