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| author | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2023-01-18 23:23:46 -0800 |
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| committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2023-01-18 23:48:11 -0800 |
| commit | bf08abac565fa64eeaa56d2eb21ce1a9d2371358 (patch) | |
| tree | fbf74ed05a3132357fee52928a13eb912f3113ad /Documentation/git-branch.txt | |
| parent | 37537d6472d87098d455b6a0c36885997ea81a85 (diff) | |
| download | git-bf08abac565fa64eeaa56d2eb21ce1a9d2371358.tar.gz | |
branch: document `-f` and linked worktree behaviour
"git branch -f name start" forces to recreate the named branch, but
the forcing does not defeat the "do not touch a branch that is
checked out elsewhere" safety valve.
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt index 12c5f84e3b..2aaf13b45d 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-branch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-branch.txt @@ -123,6 +123,10 @@ OPTIONS points to a valid commit. In combination with `-m` (or `--move`), allow renaming the branch even if the new branch name already exists, the same applies for `-c` (or `--copy`). ++ +Note that 'git branch -f <branchname> [<start-point>]', even with '-f', +refuses to change an existing branch `<branchname>` that is checked out +in another worktree linked to the same repository. -m:: --move:: |