Martin <git@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > The man page says > > 1) Under "Description" > https://git-scm.com/docs/git-branch#_description >> The |-c| and |-C| options have the exact same semantics as |-m| and >> |-M|, except instead of the branch being renamed, it will be copied >> to a new name, along with its config and reflog. > > But on the option itself > https://git-scm.com/docs/git-branch#Documentation/git-branch.txt--c >> >> -c >> --copy >> >> Copy a branch and the corresponding reflog. >> > > The latter does not mention the config. > > So does it copy the config or not ? Thanks for a report. I hope that builtin/branch.c::copy_or_rename_branch() is a relatively easy read. ----- >8 --------- >8 --------- >8 --------- >8 ----- Subject: branch (doc): -m/-c copies config and reflog The description section for the command mentions config and reflog are moved or copied by these options, but the description for these options did not. Make them match. Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/git-branch.txt | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git i/Documentation/git-branch.txt w/Documentation/git-branch.txt index 5449767121..8af42eff89 100644 --- i/Documentation/git-branch.txt +++ w/Documentation/git-branch.txt @@ -125,14 +125,14 @@ OPTIONS -m:: --move:: - Move/rename a branch and the corresponding reflog. + Move/rename a branch, together with its config and reflog. -M:: Shortcut for `--move --force`. -c:: --copy:: - Copy a branch and the corresponding reflog. + Copy a branch, together with its config and reflog. -C:: Shortcut for `--copy --force`.
