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[PATCH] doc/git-branch: fix --force description typo

From
Kyle Meyer <kyle@kyleam.com>
Date
Dec 26, 2022, 16:54 UTC
Message-ID
<20221226165441.126625-1-kyle@kyleam.com>

Update the description of --force to use '<start-point>' rather than '<startpoint>' to match the spelling used everywhere else in the git-branch documentation.

Signed-off-by: Kyle Meyer <kyle@kyleam.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 12c5f84e3b..aa2f78c4c2 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-branch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ OPTIONS
 
 -f::
 --force::
-	Reset <branchname> to <startpoint>, even if <branchname> exists
+	Reset <branchname> to <start-point>, even if <branchname> exists
 	already. Without `-f`, 'git branch' refuses to change an existing branch.
 	In combination with `-d` (or `--delete`), allow deleting the
 	branch irrespective of its merged status, or whether it even
-- 
2.38.1
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