961b130d20
To improve the submodules UX, we would like to teach Git to handle
branches in submodules. Start this process by teaching "git branch" the
--recurse-submodules option so that "git branch --recurse-submodules
topic" will create the `topic` branch in the superproject and its
submodules.
Although this commit does not introduce breaking changes, it does not
work well with existing --recurse-submodules commands because "git
branch --recurse-submodules" writes to the submodule ref store, but most
commands only consider the superproject gitlink and ignore the submodule
ref store. For example, "git checkout --recurse-submodules" will check
out the commits in the superproject gitlinks (and put the submodules in
detached HEAD) instead of checking out the submodule branches.
Because of this, this commit introduces a new configuration value,
`submodule.propagateBranches`. The plan is for Git commands to
prioritize submodule ref store information over superproject gitlinks if
this value is true. Because "git branch --recurse-submodules" writes to
submodule ref stores, for the sake of clarity, it will not function
unless this configuration value is set.
This commit also includes changes that support working with submodules
from a superproject commit because "branch --recurse-submodules" (and
future commands) need to read .gitmodules and gitlinks from the
superproject commit, but submodules are typically read from the
filesystem's .gitmodules and the index's gitlinks. These changes are:
* add a submodules_of_tree() helper that gives the relevant
information of an in-tree submodule (e.g. path and oid) and
initializes the repository
* add is_tree_submodule_active() by adding a treeish_name parameter to
is_submodule_active()
* add the "submoduleNotUpdated" advice to advise users to update the
submodules in their trees
Incidentally, fix an incorrect usage string that combined the 'list'
usage of git branch (-l) with the 'create' usage; this string has been
incorrect since its inception, a8dfd5eac4 (Make builtin-branch.c use
parse_options., 2007-10-07).
Helped-by: Jonathan Tan <jonathantanmy@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Glen Choo <chooglen@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Jonathan Tan <jonathantanmy@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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git-branch(1)
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=============
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NAME
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----
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git-branch - List, create, or delete branches
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SYNOPSIS
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--------
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[verse]
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'git branch' [--color[=<when>] | --no-color] [--show-current]
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[-v [--abbrev=<n> | --no-abbrev]]
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[--column[=<options>] | --no-column] [--sort=<key>]
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[--merged [<commit>]] [--no-merged [<commit>]]
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[--contains [<commit>]] [--no-contains [<commit>]]
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[--points-at <object>] [--format=<format>]
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[(-r | --remotes) | (-a | --all)]
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[--list] [<pattern>...]
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'git branch' [--track[=(direct|inherit)] | --no-track] [-f]
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[--recurse-submodules] <branchname> [<start-point>]
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'git branch' (--set-upstream-to=<upstream> | -u <upstream>) [<branchname>]
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'git branch' --unset-upstream [<branchname>]
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'git branch' (-m | -M) [<oldbranch>] <newbranch>
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'git branch' (-c | -C) [<oldbranch>] <newbranch>
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'git branch' (-d | -D) [-r] <branchname>...
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'git branch' --edit-description [<branchname>]
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DESCRIPTION
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-----------
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If `--list` is given, or if there are no non-option arguments, existing
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branches are listed; the current branch will be highlighted in green and
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marked with an asterisk. Any branches checked out in linked worktrees will
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be highlighted in cyan and marked with a plus sign. Option `-r` causes the
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remote-tracking branches to be listed,
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and option `-a` shows both local and remote branches.
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If a `<pattern>`
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is given, it is used as a shell wildcard to restrict the output to
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matching branches. If multiple patterns are given, a branch is shown if
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it matches any of the patterns.
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Note that when providing a
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`<pattern>`, you must use `--list`; otherwise the command may be interpreted
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as branch creation.
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With `--contains`, shows only the branches that contain the named commit
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(in other words, the branches whose tip commits are descendants of the
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named commit), `--no-contains` inverts it. With `--merged`, only branches
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merged into the named commit (i.e. the branches whose tip commits are
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reachable from the named commit) will be listed. With `--no-merged` only
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branches not merged into the named commit will be listed. If the <commit>
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argument is missing it defaults to `HEAD` (i.e. the tip of the current
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branch).
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The command's second form creates a new branch head named <branchname>
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which points to the current `HEAD`, or <start-point> if given. As a
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special case, for <start-point>, you may use `"A...B"` as a shortcut for
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the merge base of `A` and `B` if there is exactly one merge base. You
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can leave out at most one of `A` and `B`, in which case it defaults to
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`HEAD`.
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Note that this will create the new branch, but it will not switch the
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working tree to it; use "git switch <newbranch>" to switch to the
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new branch.
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When a local branch is started off a remote-tracking branch, Git sets up the
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branch (specifically the `branch.<name>.remote` and `branch.<name>.merge`
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configuration entries) so that 'git pull' will appropriately merge from
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the remote-tracking branch. This behavior may be changed via the global
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`branch.autoSetupMerge` configuration flag. That setting can be
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overridden by using the `--track` and `--no-track` options, and
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changed later using `git branch --set-upstream-to`.
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With a `-m` or `-M` option, <oldbranch> will be renamed to <newbranch>.
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If <oldbranch> had a corresponding reflog, it is renamed to match
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<newbranch>, and a reflog entry is created to remember the branch
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renaming. If <newbranch> exists, -M must be used to force the rename
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to happen.
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The `-c` and `-C` options have the exact same semantics as `-m` and
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`-M`, except instead of the branch being renamed, it will be copied to a
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new name, along with its config and reflog.
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With a `-d` or `-D` option, `<branchname>` will be deleted. You may
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specify more than one branch for deletion. If the branch currently
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has a reflog then the reflog will also be deleted.
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Use `-r` together with `-d` to delete remote-tracking branches. Note, that it
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only makes sense to delete remote-tracking branches if they no longer exist
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in the remote repository or if 'git fetch' was configured not to fetch
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them again. See also the 'prune' subcommand of linkgit:git-remote[1] for a
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way to clean up all obsolete remote-tracking branches.
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OPTIONS
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-------
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-d::
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--delete::
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Delete a branch. The branch must be fully merged in its
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upstream branch, or in `HEAD` if no upstream was set with
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`--track` or `--set-upstream-to`.
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-D::
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Shortcut for `--delete --force`.
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--create-reflog::
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Create the branch's reflog. This activates recording of
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all changes made to the branch ref, enabling use of date
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based sha1 expressions such as "<branchname>@\{yesterday}".
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Note that in non-bare repositories, reflogs are usually
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enabled by default by the `core.logAllRefUpdates` config option.
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The negated form `--no-create-reflog` only overrides an earlier
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`--create-reflog`, but currently does not negate the setting of
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`core.logAllRefUpdates`.
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-f::
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--force::
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Reset <branchname> to <startpoint>, even if <branchname> exists
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already. Without `-f`, 'git branch' refuses to change an existing branch.
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In combination with `-d` (or `--delete`), allow deleting the
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branch irrespective of its merged status, or whether it even
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points to a valid commit. In combination with
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`-m` (or `--move`), allow renaming the branch even if the new
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branch name already exists, the same applies for `-c` (or `--copy`).
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-m::
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--move::
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Move/rename a branch, together with its config and reflog.
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-M::
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Shortcut for `--move --force`.
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-c::
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--copy::
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Copy a branch, together with its config and reflog.
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-C::
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Shortcut for `--copy --force`.
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--color[=<when>]::
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Color branches to highlight current, local, and
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remote-tracking branches.
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The value must be always (the default), never, or auto.
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--no-color::
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Turn off branch colors, even when the configuration file gives the
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default to color output.
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Same as `--color=never`.
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-i::
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--ignore-case::
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Sorting and filtering branches are case insensitive.
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--column[=<options>]::
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--no-column::
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Display branch listing in columns. See configuration variable
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`column.branch` for option syntax. `--column` and `--no-column`
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without options are equivalent to 'always' and 'never' respectively.
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This option is only applicable in non-verbose mode.
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-r::
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--remotes::
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List or delete (if used with -d) the remote-tracking branches.
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Combine with `--list` to match the optional pattern(s).
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-a::
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--all::
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List both remote-tracking branches and local branches.
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Combine with `--list` to match optional pattern(s).
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-l::
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--list::
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List branches. With optional `<pattern>...`, e.g. `git
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branch --list 'maint-*'`, list only the branches that match
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the pattern(s).
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--show-current::
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Print the name of the current branch. In detached HEAD state,
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nothing is printed.
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-v::
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-vv::
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--verbose::
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When in list mode,
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show sha1 and commit subject line for each head, along with
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relationship to upstream branch (if any). If given twice, print
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the path of the linked worktree (if any) and the name of the upstream
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branch, as well (see also `git remote show <remote>`). Note that the
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current worktree's HEAD will not have its path printed (it will always
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be your current directory).
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-q::
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--quiet::
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Be more quiet when creating or deleting a branch, suppressing
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non-error messages.
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--abbrev=<n>::
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In the verbose listing that show the commit object name,
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show the shortest prefix that is at least '<n>' hexdigits
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long that uniquely refers the object.
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The default value is 7 and can be overridden by the `core.abbrev`
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config option.
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--no-abbrev::
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Display the full sha1s in the output listing rather than abbreviating them.
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-t::
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--track[=(direct|inherit)]::
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When creating a new branch, set up `branch.<name>.remote` and
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`branch.<name>.merge` configuration entries to set "upstream" tracking
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configuration for the new branch. This
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configuration will tell git to show the relationship between the
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two branches in `git status` and `git branch -v`. Furthermore,
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it directs `git pull` without arguments to pull from the
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upstream when the new branch is checked out.
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The exact upstream branch is chosen depending on the optional argument:
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`-t`, `--track`, or `--track=direct` means to use the start-point branch
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itself as the upstream; `--track=inherit` means to copy the upstream
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configuration of the start-point branch.
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`--track=direct` is the default when the start point is a remote-tracking branch.
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Set the branch.autoSetupMerge configuration variable to `false` if you
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want `git switch`, `git checkout` and `git branch` to always behave as if `--no-track`
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were given. Set it to `always` if you want this behavior when the
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start-point is either a local or remote-tracking branch. Set it to
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`inherit` if you want to copy the tracking configuration from the
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branch point.
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See linkgit:git-pull[1] and linkgit:git-config[1] for additional discussion on
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how the `branch.<name>.remote` and `branch.<name>.merge` options are used.
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--no-track::
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Do not set up "upstream" configuration, even if the
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branch.autoSetupMerge configuration variable is set.
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--recurse-submodules::
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THIS OPTION IS EXPERIMENTAL! Causes the current command to
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recurse into submodules if `submodule.propagateBranches` is
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enabled. See `submodule.propagateBranches` in
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linkgit:git-config[1]. Currently, only branch creation is
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supported.
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When used in branch creation, a new branch <branchname> will be created
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in the superproject and all of the submodules in the superproject's
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<start-point>. In submodules, the branch will point to the submodule
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commit in the superproject's <start-point> but the branch's tracking
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information will be set up based on the submodule's branches and remotes
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e.g. `git branch --recurse-submodules topic origin/main` will create the
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submodule branch "topic" that points to the submodule commit in the
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superproject's "origin/main", but tracks the submodule's "origin/main".
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--set-upstream::
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As this option had confusing syntax, it is no longer supported.
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Please use `--track` or `--set-upstream-to` instead.
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-u <upstream>::
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--set-upstream-to=<upstream>::
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Set up <branchname>'s tracking information so <upstream> is
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considered <branchname>'s upstream branch. If no <branchname>
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is specified, then it defaults to the current branch.
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--unset-upstream::
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Remove the upstream information for <branchname>. If no branch
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is specified it defaults to the current branch.
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--edit-description::
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Open an editor and edit the text to explain what the branch is
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for, to be used by various other commands (e.g. `format-patch`,
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`request-pull`, and `merge` (if enabled)). Multi-line explanations
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may be used.
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--contains [<commit>]::
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Only list branches which contain the specified commit (HEAD
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if not specified). Implies `--list`.
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--no-contains [<commit>]::
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Only list branches which don't contain the specified commit
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(HEAD if not specified). Implies `--list`.
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--merged [<commit>]::
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Only list branches whose tips are reachable from the
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specified commit (HEAD if not specified). Implies `--list`.
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--no-merged [<commit>]::
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Only list branches whose tips are not reachable from the
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specified commit (HEAD if not specified). Implies `--list`.
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<branchname>::
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The name of the branch to create or delete.
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The new branch name must pass all checks defined by
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linkgit:git-check-ref-format[1]. Some of these checks
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may restrict the characters allowed in a branch name.
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<start-point>::
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The new branch head will point to this commit. It may be
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given as a branch name, a commit-id, or a tag. If this
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option is omitted, the current HEAD will be used instead.
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<oldbranch>::
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The name of an existing branch to rename.
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<newbranch>::
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The new name for an existing branch. The same restrictions as for
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<branchname> apply.
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--sort=<key>::
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Sort based on the key given. Prefix `-` to sort in descending
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order of the value. You may use the --sort=<key> option
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multiple times, in which case the last key becomes the primary
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key. The keys supported are the same as those in `git
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for-each-ref`. Sort order defaults to the value configured for the
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`branch.sort` variable if exists, or to sorting based on the
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full refname (including `refs/...` prefix). This lists
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detached HEAD (if present) first, then local branches and
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finally remote-tracking branches. See linkgit:git-config[1].
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--points-at <object>::
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Only list branches of the given object.
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--format <format>::
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A string that interpolates `%(fieldname)` from a branch ref being shown
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and the object it points at. The format is the same as
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that of linkgit:git-for-each-ref[1].
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CONFIGURATION
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-------------
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`pager.branch` is only respected when listing branches, i.e., when
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`--list` is used or implied. The default is to use a pager.
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See linkgit:git-config[1].
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EXAMPLES
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--------
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Start development from a known tag::
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------------
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$ git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/.../linux-2.6 my2.6
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$ cd my2.6
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$ git branch my2.6.14 v2.6.14 <1>
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$ git switch my2.6.14
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------------
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<1> This step and the next one could be combined into a single step with
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"checkout -b my2.6.14 v2.6.14".
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Delete an unneeded branch::
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------------
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$ git clone git://git.kernel.org/.../git.git my.git
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$ cd my.git
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$ git branch -d -r origin/todo origin/html origin/man <1>
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$ git branch -D test <2>
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------------
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<1> Delete the remote-tracking branches "todo", "html" and "man". The next
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'fetch' or 'pull' will create them again unless you configure them not to.
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See linkgit:git-fetch[1].
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<2> Delete the "test" branch even if the "master" branch (or whichever branch
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is currently checked out) does not have all commits from the test branch.
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Listing branches from a specific remote::
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------------
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$ git branch -r -l '<remote>/<pattern>' <1>
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$ git for-each-ref 'refs/remotes/<remote>/<pattern>' <2>
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------------
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<1> Using `-a` would conflate <remote> with any local branches you happen to
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have been prefixed with the same <remote> pattern.
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<2> `for-each-ref` can take a wide range of options. See linkgit:git-for-each-ref[1]
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Patterns will normally need quoting.
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NOTES
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-----
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If you are creating a branch that you want to switch to immediately,
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it is easier to use the "git switch" command with its `-c` option to
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do the same thing with a single command.
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The options `--contains`, `--no-contains`, `--merged` and `--no-merged`
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serve four related but different purposes:
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- `--contains <commit>` is used to find all branches which will need
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special attention if <commit> were to be rebased or amended, since those
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branches contain the specified <commit>.
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- `--no-contains <commit>` is the inverse of that, i.e. branches that don't
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contain the specified <commit>.
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- `--merged` is used to find all branches which can be safely deleted,
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since those branches are fully contained by HEAD.
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- `--no-merged` is used to find branches which are candidates for merging
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into HEAD, since those branches are not fully contained by HEAD.
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include::ref-reachability-filters.txt[]
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SEE ALSO
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--------
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linkgit:git-check-ref-format[1],
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linkgit:git-fetch[1],
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linkgit:git-remote[1],
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link:user-manual.html#what-is-a-branch[``Understanding history: What is
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a branch?''] in the Git User's Manual.
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GIT
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---
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Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite
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