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[PATCH] branch doc: Change `git branch <pattern>` to use `<branchname>`

From
Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
Date
Mar 23, 2017, 12:03 UTC
Message-ID
<20170323120326.19051-1-avarab@gmail.com>

Change an example for `git branch <pattern>` to say `git branch <branchname>` to be consistent with the synopsis. This changes documentation added in d8d33736b5 ("branch: allow pattern arguments", 2011-08-28).

Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/git-branch.txt | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
index 092f1bcf9f..e65e5c0dee 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-branch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ This option is only applicable in non-verbose mode.
 	List both remote-tracking branches and local branches.
 
 --list::
-	Activate the list mode. `git branch <pattern>` would try to create a branch,
+	Activate the list mode. `git branch <branchname>` would try to create a branch,
 	use `git branch --list <pattern>` to list matching branches.
 
 -v::
-- 
2.11.0
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  1. branch doc: Change `git branch <pattern>` to use `<branchname>`Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Mar 23, 2017
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  5. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonMar 23, 2017
  6. Junio C HamanoMar 23, 2017
  7. Jonathan NiederMar 24, 2017
  8. branch doc: update description for `--list`Junio C Hamano, Mar 24, 2017
  9. Jonathan NiederMar 24, 2017
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