1667 lines
52 KiB
HTML
1667 lines
52 KiB
HTML
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN"
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"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd">
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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en">
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<head>
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<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="application/xhtml+xml; charset=UTF-8" />
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<meta name="generator" content="AsciiDoc 10.2.0" />
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<title>git-branch(1)</title>
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<style type="text/css">
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/* Shared CSS for AsciiDoc xhtml11 and html5 backends */
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/* Default font. */
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body {
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font-family: Georgia,serif;
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}
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/* Title font. */
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h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6,
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div.title, caption.title,
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thead, p.table.header,
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#toctitle,
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#author, #revnumber, #revdate, #revremark,
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#footer {
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font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;
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}
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body {
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margin: 1em 5% 1em 5%;
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}
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a {
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color: blue;
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text-decoration: underline;
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}
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a:visited {
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color: fuchsia;
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}
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em {
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font-style: italic;
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color: navy;
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}
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strong {
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font-weight: bold;
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color: #083194;
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}
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h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
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color: #527bbd;
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margin-top: 1.2em;
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margin-bottom: 0.5em;
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line-height: 1.3;
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}
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h1, h2, h3 {
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border-bottom: 2px solid silver;
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}
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h2 {
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padding-top: 0.5em;
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}
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h3 {
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float: left;
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}
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h3 + * {
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clear: left;
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}
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h5 {
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font-size: 1.0em;
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}
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div.sectionbody {
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margin-left: 0;
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}
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hr {
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border: 1px solid silver;
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}
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p {
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margin-top: 0.5em;
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margin-bottom: 0.5em;
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}
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ul, ol, li > p {
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margin-top: 0;
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}
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ul > li { color: #aaa; }
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ul > li > * { color: black; }
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.monospaced, code, pre {
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font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;
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font-size: inherit;
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color: navy;
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padding: 0;
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margin: 0;
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}
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pre {
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white-space: pre-wrap;
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}
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#author {
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color: #527bbd;
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font-weight: bold;
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font-size: 1.1em;
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}
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#email {
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}
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#revnumber, #revdate, #revremark {
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}
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#footer {
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font-size: small;
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border-top: 2px solid silver;
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padding-top: 0.5em;
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margin-top: 4.0em;
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}
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#footer-text {
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float: left;
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padding-bottom: 0.5em;
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}
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#footer-badges {
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float: right;
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padding-bottom: 0.5em;
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}
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#preamble {
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margin-top: 1.5em;
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margin-bottom: 1.5em;
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}
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div.imageblock, div.exampleblock, div.verseblock,
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div.quoteblock, div.literalblock, div.listingblock, div.sidebarblock,
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div.admonitionblock {
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margin-top: 1.0em;
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margin-bottom: 1.5em;
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}
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div.admonitionblock {
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margin-top: 2.0em;
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margin-bottom: 2.0em;
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margin-right: 10%;
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color: #606060;
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}
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div.content { /* Block element content. */
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padding: 0;
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}
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/* Block element titles. */
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div.title, caption.title {
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color: #527bbd;
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font-weight: bold;
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text-align: left;
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margin-top: 1.0em;
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margin-bottom: 0.5em;
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}
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div.title + * {
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margin-top: 0;
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}
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td div.title:first-child {
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margin-top: 0.0em;
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}
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div.content div.title:first-child {
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margin-top: 0.0em;
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}
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div.content + div.title {
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margin-top: 0.0em;
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}
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div.sidebarblock > div.content {
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background: #ffffee;
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border: 1px solid #dddddd;
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border-left: 4px solid #f0f0f0;
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padding: 0.5em;
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}
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div.listingblock > div.content {
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border: 1px solid #dddddd;
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border-left: 5px solid #f0f0f0;
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background: #f8f8f8;
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padding: 0.5em;
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}
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div.quoteblock, div.verseblock {
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padding-left: 1.0em;
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margin-left: 1.0em;
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margin-right: 10%;
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border-left: 5px solid #f0f0f0;
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color: #888;
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}
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div.quoteblock > div.attribution {
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padding-top: 0.5em;
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text-align: right;
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}
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div.verseblock > pre.content {
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font-family: inherit;
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font-size: inherit;
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}
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div.verseblock > div.attribution {
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padding-top: 0.75em;
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text-align: left;
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}
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/* DEPRECATED: Pre version 8.2.7 verse style literal block. */
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div.verseblock + div.attribution {
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text-align: left;
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}
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div.admonitionblock .icon {
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vertical-align: top;
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font-size: 1.1em;
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font-weight: bold;
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text-decoration: underline;
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color: #527bbd;
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padding-right: 0.5em;
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}
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div.admonitionblock td.content {
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padding-left: 0.5em;
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border-left: 3px solid #dddddd;
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}
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div.exampleblock > div.content {
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border-left: 3px solid #dddddd;
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padding-left: 0.5em;
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}
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div.imageblock div.content { padding-left: 0; }
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span.image img { border-style: none; vertical-align: text-bottom; }
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a.image:visited { color: white; }
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dl {
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margin-top: 0.8em;
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margin-bottom: 0.8em;
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}
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dt {
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margin-top: 0.5em;
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margin-bottom: 0;
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font-style: normal;
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color: navy;
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}
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dd > *:first-child {
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margin-top: 0.1em;
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}
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ul, ol {
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list-style-position: outside;
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}
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ol.arabic {
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list-style-type: decimal;
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}
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ol.loweralpha {
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list-style-type: lower-alpha;
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}
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ol.upperalpha {
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list-style-type: upper-alpha;
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}
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ol.lowerroman {
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list-style-type: lower-roman;
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}
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ol.upperroman {
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list-style-type: upper-roman;
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}
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div.compact ul, div.compact ol,
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div.compact p, div.compact p,
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div.compact div, div.compact div {
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margin-top: 0.1em;
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margin-bottom: 0.1em;
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}
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tfoot {
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font-weight: bold;
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}
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td > div.verse {
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white-space: pre;
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}
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div.hdlist {
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margin-top: 0.8em;
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margin-bottom: 0.8em;
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}
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div.hdlist tr {
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padding-bottom: 15px;
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}
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dt.hdlist1.strong, td.hdlist1.strong {
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font-weight: bold;
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}
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td.hdlist1 {
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vertical-align: top;
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font-style: normal;
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padding-right: 0.8em;
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color: navy;
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}
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td.hdlist2 {
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vertical-align: top;
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}
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div.hdlist.compact tr {
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margin: 0;
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padding-bottom: 0;
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}
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.comment {
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background: yellow;
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}
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.footnote, .footnoteref {
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font-size: 0.8em;
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}
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span.footnote, span.footnoteref {
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vertical-align: super;
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}
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#footnotes {
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margin: 20px 0 20px 0;
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padding: 7px 0 0 0;
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}
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#footnotes div.footnote {
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margin: 0 0 5px 0;
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}
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#footnotes hr {
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border: none;
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border-top: 1px solid silver;
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height: 1px;
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text-align: left;
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margin-left: 0;
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width: 20%;
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min-width: 100px;
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}
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div.colist td {
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padding-right: 0.5em;
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padding-bottom: 0.3em;
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vertical-align: top;
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}
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div.colist td img {
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margin-top: 0.3em;
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}
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@media print {
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#footer-badges { display: none; }
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}
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#toc {
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margin-bottom: 2.5em;
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}
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#toctitle {
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color: #527bbd;
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font-size: 1.1em;
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font-weight: bold;
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margin-top: 1.0em;
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margin-bottom: 0.1em;
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}
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div.toclevel0, div.toclevel1, div.toclevel2, div.toclevel3, div.toclevel4 {
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margin-top: 0;
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margin-bottom: 0;
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}
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div.toclevel2 {
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margin-left: 2em;
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font-size: 0.9em;
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}
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div.toclevel3 {
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margin-left: 4em;
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font-size: 0.9em;
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}
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div.toclevel4 {
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margin-left: 6em;
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font-size: 0.9em;
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}
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span.aqua { color: aqua; }
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span.black { color: black; }
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span.blue { color: blue; }
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span.fuchsia { color: fuchsia; }
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span.gray { color: gray; }
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span.green { color: green; }
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span.lime { color: lime; }
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span.maroon { color: maroon; }
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span.navy { color: navy; }
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span.olive { color: olive; }
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span.purple { color: purple; }
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span.red { color: red; }
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span.silver { color: silver; }
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span.teal { color: teal; }
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span.white { color: white; }
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span.yellow { color: yellow; }
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span.aqua-background { background: aqua; }
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span.black-background { background: black; }
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span.blue-background { background: blue; }
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span.fuchsia-background { background: fuchsia; }
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span.gray-background { background: gray; }
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span.green-background { background: green; }
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span.lime-background { background: lime; }
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span.maroon-background { background: maroon; }
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span.navy-background { background: navy; }
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span.olive-background { background: olive; }
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span.purple-background { background: purple; }
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span.red-background { background: red; }
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span.silver-background { background: silver; }
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span.teal-background { background: teal; }
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span.white-background { background: white; }
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span.yellow-background { background: yellow; }
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span.big { font-size: 2em; }
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span.small { font-size: 0.6em; }
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span.underline { text-decoration: underline; }
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span.overline { text-decoration: overline; }
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span.line-through { text-decoration: line-through; }
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div.unbreakable { page-break-inside: avoid; }
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/*
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* xhtml11 specific
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*
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* */
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div.tableblock {
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margin-top: 1.0em;
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margin-bottom: 1.5em;
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}
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div.tableblock > table {
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border: 3px solid #527bbd;
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}
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thead, p.table.header {
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font-weight: bold;
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color: #527bbd;
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}
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p.table {
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margin-top: 0;
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}
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/* Because the table frame attribute is overridden by CSS in most browsers. */
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div.tableblock > table[frame="void"] {
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border-style: none;
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}
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div.tableblock > table[frame="hsides"] {
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border-left-style: none;
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border-right-style: none;
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}
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div.tableblock > table[frame="vsides"] {
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border-top-style: none;
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border-bottom-style: none;
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}
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/*
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* html5 specific
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*
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* */
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table.tableblock {
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margin-top: 1.0em;
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margin-bottom: 1.5em;
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}
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thead, p.tableblock.header {
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font-weight: bold;
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color: #527bbd;
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}
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p.tableblock {
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margin-top: 0;
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}
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table.tableblock {
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border-width: 3px;
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border-spacing: 0px;
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border-style: solid;
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border-color: #527bbd;
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border-collapse: collapse;
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}
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th.tableblock, td.tableblock {
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border-width: 1px;
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padding: 4px;
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border-style: solid;
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border-color: #527bbd;
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}
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table.tableblock.frame-topbot {
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border-left-style: hidden;
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border-right-style: hidden;
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}
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table.tableblock.frame-sides {
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border-top-style: hidden;
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border-bottom-style: hidden;
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}
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table.tableblock.frame-none {
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border-style: hidden;
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}
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th.tableblock.halign-left, td.tableblock.halign-left {
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text-align: left;
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}
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th.tableblock.halign-center, td.tableblock.halign-center {
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text-align: center;
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}
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th.tableblock.halign-right, td.tableblock.halign-right {
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text-align: right;
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}
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th.tableblock.valign-top, td.tableblock.valign-top {
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vertical-align: top;
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}
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th.tableblock.valign-middle, td.tableblock.valign-middle {
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vertical-align: middle;
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}
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th.tableblock.valign-bottom, td.tableblock.valign-bottom {
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vertical-align: bottom;
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}
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/*
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* manpage specific
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*
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* */
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body.manpage h1 {
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padding-top: 0.5em;
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padding-bottom: 0.5em;
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border-top: 2px solid silver;
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border-bottom: 2px solid silver;
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}
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body.manpage h2 {
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border-style: none;
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}
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body.manpage div.sectionbody {
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margin-left: 3em;
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}
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@media print {
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body.manpage div#toc { display: none; }
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}
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</style>
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<script type="text/javascript">
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/*<+'])');
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// Function that scans the DOM tree for header elements (the DOM2
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// nodeIterator API would be a better technique but not supported by all
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// browsers).
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var iterate = function (el) {
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for (var i = el.firstChild; i != null; i = i.nextSibling) {
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if (i.nodeType == 1 /* Node.ELEMENT_NODE */) {
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var mo = re.exec(i.tagName);
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if (mo && (i.getAttribute("class") || i.getAttribute("className")) != "float") {
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result[result.length] = new TocEntry(i, getText(i), mo[1]-1);
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}
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iterate(i);
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}
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}
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}
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iterate(el);
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return result;
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}
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var toc = document.getElementById("toc");
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if (!toc) {
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return;
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}
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// Delete existing TOC entries in case we're reloading the TOC.
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var tocEntriesToRemove = [];
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var i;
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for (i = 0; i < toc.childNodes.length; i++) {
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var entry = toc.childNodes[i];
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if (entry.nodeName.toLowerCase() == 'div'
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&& entry.getAttribute("class")
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&& entry.getAttribute("class").match(/^toclevel/))
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tocEntriesToRemove.push(entry);
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}
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for (i = 0; i < tocEntriesToRemove.length; i++) {
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toc.removeChild(tocEntriesToRemove[i]);
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}
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// Rebuild TOC entries.
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var entries = tocEntries(document.getElementById("content"), toclevels);
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for (var i = 0; i < entries.length; ++i) {
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var entry = entries[i];
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if (entry.element.id == "")
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entry.element.id = "_toc_" + i;
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var a = document.createElement("a");
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<body class="manpage">
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<div id="header">
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<h1>
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git-branch(1) Manual Page
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</h1>
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<h2>NAME</h2>
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<div class="sectionbody">
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<p>git-branch -
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List, create, or delete branches
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</p>
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</div>
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</div>
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<div id="content">
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<div class="sect1">
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<h2 id="_synopsis">SYNOPSIS</h2>
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<div class="sectionbody">
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<div class="verseblock">
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<pre class="content"><code>git</code> <code>branch</code> [<code>--color</code>[<code>=</code><em><when></em>] | <code>--no-color</code>] [<code>--show-current</code>]
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[<code>-v</code> [<code>--abbrev=</code><em><n></em> | <code>--no-abbrev</code>]]
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[<code>--column</code>[<code>=</code><em><options></em>] | <code>--no-column</code>] [<code>--sort=</code><em><key></em>]
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[<code>--merged</code> [<em><commit></em>]] [<code>--no-merged</code> [<em><commit></em>]]
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[<code>--contains</code> [<em><commit></em>]] [<code>--no-contains</code> [<em><commit></em>]]
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[<code>--points-at</code> <em><object></em>] [<code>--format=</code><em><format></em>]
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[(<code>-r</code>|<code>--remotes</code>) | (<code>-a</code>|<code>--all</code>)]
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[<code>--list</code>] [<em><pattern></em><span>…]</span>
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<code>git</code> <code>branch</code> [<code>--track</code>[<code>=</code>(<code>direct</code>|<code>inherit</code>)] | <code>--no-track</code>] [<code>-f</code>]
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[<code>--recurse-submodules</code>] <em><branch-name></em> [<em><start-point></em>]
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<code>git</code> <code>branch</code> (<code>--set-upstream-to=</code><em><upstream></em>|<code>-u</code> <em><upstream></em>) [<em><branch-name></em>]
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<code>git</code> <code>branch</code> <code>--unset-upstream</code> [<em><branch-name></em>]
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<code>git</code> <code>branch</code> (<code>-m</code>|<code>-M</code>) [<em><old-branch></em>] <em><new-branch></em>
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<code>git</code> <code>branch</code> (<code>-c</code>|<code>-C</code>) [<em><old-branch></em>] <em><new-branch></em>
|
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<code>git</code> <code>branch</code> (<code>-d</code>|<code>-D</code>) [<code>-r</code>] <em><branch-name></em><span>…</span>
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<code>git</code> <code>branch</code> <code>--edit-description</code> [<em><branch-name></em>]</pre>
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<div class="attribution">
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</div></div>
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</div>
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</div>
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<div class="sect1">
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<h2 id="_description">DESCRIPTION</h2>
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<div class="sectionbody">
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<div class="paragraph"><p>If <code>--list</code> 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 <code>-r</code> causes the
|
|
remote-tracking branches to be listed,
|
|
and option <code>-a</code> shows both local and remote branches.</p></div>
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|
<div class="paragraph"><p>If a <em><pattern></em>
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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.</p></div>
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|
<div class="paragraph"><p>Note that when providing a
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|
<em><pattern></em>, you must use <code>--list</code>; otherwise the command may be interpreted
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|
as branch creation.</p></div>
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|
<div class="paragraph"><p>With <code>--contains</code>, 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), <code>--no-contains</code> inverts it. With <code>--merged</code>, 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 <code>--no-merged</code> only
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|
branches not merged into the named commit will be listed. If the <em><commit></em>
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|
argument is missing it defaults to <code>HEAD</code> (i.e. the tip of the current
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|
branch).</p></div>
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|
<div class="paragraph"><p>The command’s second form creates a new branch head named <em><branch-name></em>
|
|
which points to the current <code>HEAD</code>, or <em><start-point></em> if given. As a
|
|
special case, for <em><start-point></em>, you may use <em><rev-A></em><code>...</code><em><rev-B></em> as a
|
|
shortcut for the merge base of <em><rev-A></em> and <em><rev-B></em> if there is exactly
|
|
one merge base. You can leave out at most one of <em><rev-A></em> and <em><rev-B></em>,
|
|
in which case it defaults to <code>HEAD</code>.</p></div>
|
|
<div class="paragraph"><p>Note that this will create the new branch, but it will not switch the
|
|
working tree to it; use <code>git</code> <code>switch</code> <em><new-branch></em> to switch to the
|
|
new branch.</p></div>
|
|
<div class="paragraph"><p>When a local branch is started off a remote-tracking branch, Git sets up the
|
|
branch (specifically the <code>branch.</code><em><name></em><code>.remote</code> and <code>branch.</code><em><name></em><code>.merge</code>
|
|
configuration entries) so that <code>git</code> <code>pull</code> will appropriately merge from
|
|
the remote-tracking branch. This behavior may be changed via the global
|
|
<code>branch.autoSetupMerge</code> configuration flag. That setting can be
|
|
overridden by using the <code>--track</code> and <code>--no-track</code> options, and
|
|
changed later using <code>git</code> <code>branch</code> <code>--set-upstream-to</code>.</p></div>
|
|
<div class="paragraph"><p>With a <code>-m</code> or <code>-M</code> option, <em><old-branch></em> will be renamed to <em><new-branch></em>.
|
|
If <em><old-branch></em> had a corresponding reflog, it is renamed to match
|
|
<em><new-branch></em>, and a reflog entry is created to remember the branch
|
|
renaming. If <em><new-branch></em> exists, <code>-M</code> must be used to force the rename
|
|
to happen.</p></div>
|
|
<div class="paragraph"><p>The <code>-c</code> and <code>-C</code> options have the exact same semantics as <code>-m</code> and
|
|
<code>-M</code>, except instead of the branch being renamed, it will be copied to a
|
|
new name, along with its config and reflog.</p></div>
|
|
<div class="paragraph"><p>With a <code>-d</code> or <code>-D</code> option, <em><branch-name></em> will be deleted. You may
|
|
specify more than one branch for deletion. If the branch currently
|
|
has a reflog then the reflog will also be deleted.</p></div>
|
|
<div class="paragraph"><p>Use <code>-r</code> together with <code>-d</code> to delete remote-tracking branches. Note, that it
|
|
only makes sense to delete remote-tracking branches if they no longer exist
|
|
in the remote repository or if <code>git</code> <code>fetch</code> was configured not to fetch
|
|
them again. See also the <code>prune</code> subcommand of <a href="git-remote.html">git-remote(1)</a> for a
|
|
way to clean up all obsolete remote-tracking branches.</p></div>
|
|
</div>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<div class="sect1">
|
|
<h2 id="_options">OPTIONS</h2>
|
|
<div class="sectionbody">
|
|
<div class="dlist"><dl>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>-d</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>--delete</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
Delete a branch. The branch must be fully merged in its
|
|
upstream branch, or in <code>HEAD</code> if no upstream was set with
|
|
<code>--track</code> or <code>--set-upstream-to</code>.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>-D</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
Shortcut for <code>--delete</code> <code>--force</code>.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>--create-reflog</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
Create the branch’s reflog. This activates recording of
|
|
all changes made to the branch ref, enabling use of date
|
|
based sha1 expressions such as <em><branch-name></em><code>@</code>{yesterday}.
|
|
Note that in non-bare repositories, reflogs are usually
|
|
enabled by default by the <code>core.logAllRefUpdates</code> config option.
|
|
The negated form <code>--no-create-reflog</code> only overrides an earlier
|
|
<code>--create-reflog</code>, but currently does not negate the setting of
|
|
<code>core.logAllRefUpdates</code>.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>-f</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>--force</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
Reset <em><branch-name></em> to <em><start-point></em>, even if <em><branch-name></em> exists
|
|
already. Without <code>-f</code>, <code>git</code> <code>branch</code> refuses to change an existing branch.
|
|
In combination with <code>-d</code> (or <code>--delete</code>), allow deleting the
|
|
branch irrespective of its merged status, or whether it even
|
|
points to a valid commit. In combination with
|
|
<code>-m</code> (or <code>--move</code>), allow renaming the branch even if the new
|
|
branch name already exists, the same applies for <code>-c</code> (or <code>--copy</code>).
|
|
</p>
|
|
<div class="paragraph"><p>Note that <code>git</code> <code>branch</code> <code>-f</code> <em><branch-name></em> [<em><start-point></em>], even with <code>-f</code>,
|
|
refuses to change an existing branch <em><branch-name></em> that is checked out
|
|
in another worktree linked to the same repository.</p></div>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>-m</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>--move</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
Move/rename a branch, together with its config and reflog.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>-M</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
Shortcut for <code>--move</code> <code>--force</code>.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>-c</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>--copy</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
Copy a branch, together with its config and reflog.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>-C</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
Shortcut for <code>--copy</code> <code>--force</code>.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>--color</code>[<code>=</code><em><when></em>]
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
Color branches to highlight current, local, and
|
|
remote-tracking branches.
|
|
The value must be <code>always</code> (the default), <code>never</code>, or <code>auto</code>.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>--no-color</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
Turn off branch colors, even when the configuration file gives the
|
|
default to color output.
|
|
Same as <code>--color=never</code>.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>-i</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>--ignore-case</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
Sorting and filtering branches are case insensitive.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>--omit-empty</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
Do not print a newline after formatted refs where the format expands
|
|
to the empty string.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>--column</code>[<code>=</code><em><options></em>]
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>--no-column</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
Display branch listing in columns. See configuration variable
|
|
<code>column.branch</code> for option syntax. <code>--column</code> and <code>--no-column</code>
|
|
without options are equivalent to <code>always</code> and <code>never</code> respectively.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<div class="paragraph"><p>This option is only applicable in non-verbose mode.</p></div>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>--sort=</code><em><key></em>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
Sort based on <em><key></em>. Prefix <code>-</code> to sort in descending
|
|
order of the value. You may use the <code>--sort=</code><em><key></em> option
|
|
multiple times, in which case the last key becomes the primary
|
|
key. The keys supported are the same as those in <a href="git-for-each-ref.html">git-for-each-ref(1)</a>.
|
|
Sort order defaults to the value configured for the
|
|
<code>branch.sort</code> variable if it exists, or to sorting based on the
|
|
full refname (including <code>refs/.</code>.. prefix). This lists
|
|
detached <code>HEAD</code> (if present) first, then local branches and
|
|
finally remote-tracking branches. See <a href="git-config.html">git-config(1)</a>.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>-r</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>--remotes</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
List or delete (if used with <code>-d</code>) the remote-tracking branches.
|
|
Combine with <code>--list</code> to match the optional pattern(s).
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>-a</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>--all</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
List both remote-tracking branches and local branches.
|
|
Combine with <code>--list</code> to match optional pattern(s).
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>-l</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>--list</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
List branches. With optional <em><pattern></em>..., e.g. <code>git</code>
|
|
<code>branch</code> <code>--list</code> 'maint-*', list only the branches that match
|
|
the pattern(s).
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>--show-current</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
Print the name of the current branch. In detached <code>HEAD</code> state,
|
|
nothing is printed.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>-v</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>-vv</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>--verbose</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
When in list mode,
|
|
show sha1 and commit subject line for each head, along with
|
|
relationship to upstream branch (if any). If given twice, print
|
|
the path of the linked worktree (if any) and the name of the upstream
|
|
branch, as well (see also <code>git</code> <code>remote</code> <code>show</code> <em><remote></em>). Note that the
|
|
current worktree’s <code>HEAD</code> will not have its path printed (it will always
|
|
be your current directory).
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>-q</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>--quiet</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
Be more quiet when creating or deleting a branch, suppressing
|
|
non-error messages.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>--abbrev=</code><em><n></em>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
In the verbose listing that show the commit object name,
|
|
show the shortest prefix that is at least <em><n></em> hexdigits
|
|
long that uniquely refers the object.
|
|
The default value is 7 and can be overridden by the <code>core.abbrev</code>
|
|
config option.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>--no-abbrev</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
Display the full sha1s in the output listing rather than abbreviating them.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>-t</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>--track</code>[<code>=</code>(<code>direct</code>|<code>inherit</code>)]
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
When creating a new branch, set up <code>branch.</code><em><name></em><code>.remote</code> and
|
|
<code>branch.</code><em><name></em><code>.merge</code> configuration entries to set "upstream" tracking
|
|
configuration for the new branch. This
|
|
configuration will tell git to show the relationship between the
|
|
two branches in <code>git</code> <code>status</code> and <code>git</code> <code>branch</code> <code>-v</code>. Furthermore,
|
|
it directs <code>git</code> <code>pull</code> without arguments to pull from the
|
|
upstream when the new branch is checked out.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<div class="paragraph"><p>The exact upstream branch is chosen depending on the optional argument:
|
|
<code>-t</code>, <code>--track</code>, or <code>--track=direct</code> means to use the start-point branch
|
|
itself as the upstream; <code>--track=inherit</code> means to copy the upstream
|
|
configuration of the start-point branch.</p></div>
|
|
<div class="paragraph"><p>The <code>branch.autoSetupMerge</code> configuration variable specifies how <code>git</code> <code>switch</code>,
|
|
<code>git</code> <code>checkout</code> and <code>git</code> <code>branch</code> should behave when neither <code>--track</code> nor
|
|
<code>--no-track</code> are specified:</p></div>
|
|
<div class="paragraph"><p>The default option, <code>true</code>, behaves as though <code>--track=direct</code>
|
|
were given whenever the start-point is a remote-tracking branch.
|
|
<code>false</code> behaves as if <code>--no-track</code> were given. <code>always</code> behaves as though
|
|
<code>--track=direct</code> were given. <code>inherit</code> behaves as though <code>--track=inherit</code>
|
|
were given. <code>simple</code> behaves as though <code>--track=direct</code> were given only when
|
|
the <em><start-point></em> is a remote-tracking branch and the new branch has the same
|
|
name as the remote branch.</p></div>
|
|
<div class="paragraph"><p>See <a href="git-pull.html">git-pull(1)</a> and <a href="git-config.html">git-config(1)</a> for additional discussion on
|
|
how the <code>branch.</code><em><name></em><code>.remote</code> and <code>branch.</code><em><name></em><code>.merge</code> options are used.</p></div>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>--no-track</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
Do not set up "upstream" configuration, even if the
|
|
<code>branch.autoSetupMerge</code> configuration variable is set.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>--recurse-submodules</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
THIS OPTION IS EXPERIMENTAL! Cause the current command to
|
|
recurse into submodules if <code>submodule.propagateBranches</code> is
|
|
enabled. See <code>submodule.propagateBranches</code> in
|
|
<a href="git-config.html">git-config(1)</a>. Currently, only branch creation is
|
|
supported.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<div class="paragraph"><p>When used in branch creation, a new branch <em><branch-name></em> will be created
|
|
in the superproject and all of the submodules in the superproject’s
|
|
<em><start-point></em>. In submodules, the branch will point to the submodule
|
|
commit in the superproject’s <em><start-point></em> but the branch’s tracking
|
|
information will be set up based on the submodule’s branches and remotes
|
|
e.g. <code>git</code> <code>branch</code> <code>--recurse-submodules</code> <code>topic</code> <code>origin/main</code> will create the
|
|
submodule branch "topic" that points to the submodule commit in the
|
|
superproject’s "origin/main", but tracks the submodule’s "origin/main".</p></div>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>--set-upstream</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
As this option had confusing syntax, it is no longer supported.
|
|
Please use <code>--track</code> or <code>--set-upstream-to</code> instead.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>-u</code> <em><upstream></em>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>--set-upstream-to=</code><em><upstream></em>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
Set up <em><branch-name></em>'s tracking information so <em><upstream></em> is
|
|
considered <em><branch-name></em>'s upstream branch. If no <em><branch-name></em>
|
|
is specified, then it defaults to the current branch.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>--unset-upstream</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
Remove the upstream information for <em><branch-name></em>. If no branch
|
|
is specified it defaults to the current branch.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>--edit-description</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
Open an editor and edit the text to explain what the branch is
|
|
for, to be used by various other commands (e.g. <code>format-patch</code>,
|
|
<code>request-pull</code>, and <code>merge</code> (if enabled)). Multi-line explanations
|
|
may be used.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>--contains</code> [<em><commit></em>]
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
Only list branches which contain <em><commit></em> (<code>HEAD</code>
|
|
if not specified). Implies <code>--list</code>.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>--no-contains</code> [<em><commit></em>]
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
Only list branches which don’t contain <em><commit></em>
|
|
(<code>HEAD</code> if not specified). Implies <code>--list</code>.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>--merged</code> [<em><commit></em>]
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
Only list branches whose tips are reachable from
|
|
<em><commit></em> (<code>HEAD</code> if not specified). Implies <code>--list</code>.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>--no-merged</code> [<em><commit></em>]
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
Only list branches whose tips are not reachable from
|
|
<em><commit></em> (<code>HEAD</code> if not specified). Implies <code>--list</code>.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>--points-at</code> <em><object></em>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
Only list branches of <em><object></em>.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>--format</code> <em><format></em>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
A string that interpolates %(<code>fieldname</code>) from a branch ref being shown
|
|
and the object it points at. <em><format></em> is the same as
|
|
that of <a href="git-for-each-ref.html">git-for-each-ref(1)</a>.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<em><branch-name></em>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
The name of the branch to create or delete.
|
|
The new branch name must pass all checks defined by
|
|
<a href="git-check-ref-format.html">git-check-ref-format(1)</a>. Some of these checks
|
|
may restrict the characters allowed in a branch name.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<em><start-point></em>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
The new branch head will point to this commit. It may be
|
|
given as a branch name, a commit-id, or a tag. If this
|
|
option is omitted, the current <code>HEAD</code> will be used instead.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<em><old-branch></em>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
The name of an existing branch. If this option is omitted,
|
|
the name of the current branch will be used instead.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<em><new-branch></em>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
The new name for an existing branch. The same restrictions as for
|
|
<em><branch-name></em> apply.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
</dl></div>
|
|
</div>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<div class="sect1">
|
|
<h2 id="_configuration">CONFIGURATION</h2>
|
|
<div class="sectionbody">
|
|
<div class="paragraph"><p><code>pager.branch</code> is only respected when listing branches, i.e., when
|
|
<code>--list</code> is used or implied. The default is to use a pager.
|
|
See <a href="git-config.html">git-config(1)</a>.</p></div>
|
|
<div class="paragraph"><p>Everything above this line in this section isn’t included from the
|
|
<a href="git-config.html">git-config(1)</a> documentation. The content that follows is the
|
|
same as what’s found there:</p></div>
|
|
<div class="dlist"><dl>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>branch.autoSetupMerge</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
Tells <code>git</code> <code>branch</code>, <code>git</code> <code>switch</code> and <code>git</code> <code>checkout</code> to set up new branches
|
|
so that <a href="git-pull.html">git-pull(1)</a> will appropriately merge from the
|
|
starting point branch. Note that even if this option is not set,
|
|
this behavior can be chosen per-branch using the <code>--track</code>
|
|
and <code>--no-track</code> options. This option defaults to <code>true</code>. The valid settings
|
|
are:
|
|
</p>
|
|
<div class="dlist"><dl>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>false</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
no automatic setup is done
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>true</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
automatic setup is done when the starting point is a remote-tracking branch
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>always</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
automatic setup is done when the starting point is either a
|
|
local branch or remote-tracking branch
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>inherit</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
if the starting point has a tracking configuration, it is copied to the new
|
|
branch
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>simple</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
automatic setup is done only when the starting point
|
|
is a remote-tracking branch and the new branch has the same name as the
|
|
remote branch.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
</dl></div>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>branch.autoSetupRebase</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
When a new branch is created with <code>git</code> <code>branch</code>, <code>git</code> <code>switch</code> or <code>git</code> <code>checkout</code>
|
|
that tracks another branch, this variable tells Git to set
|
|
up pull to rebase instead of merge (see <code>branch.</code><em><name></em><code>.rebase</code>).
|
|
The valid settings are:
|
|
</p>
|
|
<div class="dlist"><dl>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>never</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
rebase is never automatically set to true.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>local</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
rebase is set to true for tracked branches of other local branches.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>remote</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
rebase is set to true for tracked branches of remote-tracking branches.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>always</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
rebase will be set to true for all tracking branches.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
</dl></div>
|
|
<div class="paragraph"><p>See <code>branch.autoSetupMerge</code> for details on how to set up a branch to track another branch.
|
|
This option defaults to <code>never</code>.</p></div>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>branch.sort</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
This variable controls the sort ordering of branches when displayed by
|
|
<a href="git-branch.html">git-branch(1)</a>. Without the <code>--sort=</code><em><value></em> option provided, the
|
|
value of this variable will be used as the default.
|
|
See <a href="git-for-each-ref.html">git-for-each-ref(1)</a> field names for valid values.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>branch.</code><em><name></em><code>.remote</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
When on branch <em><name></em>, it tells <code>git</code> <code>fetch</code> and <code>git</code> <code>push</code>
|
|
which remote to fetch from or push to. The remote to push to
|
|
may be overridden with <code>remote.pushDefault</code> (for all branches).
|
|
The remote to push to, for the current branch, may be further
|
|
overridden by <code>branch.</code><em><name></em><code>.pushRemote</code>. If no remote is
|
|
configured, or if you are not on any branch and there is more than
|
|
one remote defined in the repository, it defaults to <code>origin</code> for
|
|
fetching and <code>remote.pushDefault</code> for pushing.
|
|
Additionally, . (a period) is the current local repository
|
|
(a dot-repository), see <code>branch.</code><em><name></em><code>.merge</code>'s final note below.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>branch.</code><em><name></em><code>.pushRemote</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
When on branch <em><name></em>, it overrides <code>branch.</code><em><name></em><code>.remote</code> for
|
|
pushing. It also overrides <code>remote.pushDefault</code> for pushing
|
|
from branch <em><name></em>. When you pull from one place (e.g. your
|
|
upstream) and push to another place (e.g. your own publishing
|
|
repository), you would want to set <code>remote.pushDefault</code> to
|
|
specify the remote to push to for all branches, and use this
|
|
option to override it for a specific branch.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>branch.</code><em><name></em><code>.merge</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
Defines, together with <code>branch.</code><em><name></em><code>.remote</code>, the upstream branch
|
|
for the given branch. It tells <code>git</code> <code>fetch</code>/<code>git</code> <code>pull</code>/<code>git</code> <code>rebase</code> which
|
|
branch to merge and can also affect <code>git</code> <code>push</code> (see <code>push.default</code>).
|
|
When in branch <em><name></em>, it tells <code>git</code> <code>fetch</code> the default
|
|
refspec to be marked for merging in <code>FETCH_HEAD</code>. The value is
|
|
handled like the remote part of a refspec, and must match a
|
|
ref which is fetched from the remote given by
|
|
<code>branch.</code><em><name></em><code>.remote</code>.
|
|
The merge information is used by <code>git</code> <code>pull</code> (which first calls
|
|
<code>git</code> <code>fetch</code>) to lookup the default branch for merging. Without
|
|
this option, <code>git</code> <code>pull</code> defaults to merge the first refspec fetched.
|
|
Specify multiple values to get an octopus merge.
|
|
If you wish to setup <code>git</code> <code>pull</code> so that it merges into <em><name></em> from
|
|
another branch in the local repository, you can point
|
|
<code>branch.</code><em><name></em><code>.merge</code> to the desired branch, and use the relative path
|
|
setting . (a period) for <code>branch.</code><em><name></em><code>.remote</code>.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>branch.</code><em><name></em><code>.mergeOptions</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
Sets default options for merging into branch <em><name></em>. The syntax and
|
|
supported options are the same as those of <a href="git-merge.html">git-merge(1)</a>, but
|
|
option values containing whitespace characters are currently not
|
|
supported.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
|
|
<code>branch.</code><em><name></em><code>.rebase</code>
|
|
</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
When true, rebase the branch <em><name></em> on top of the fetched branch,
|
|
instead of merging the default branch from the default remote when
|
|
<code>git</code> <code>pull</code> is run. See <code>pull.rebase</code> for doing this in a non
|
|
branch-specific manner.
|
|
</p>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>When <code>merges</code> (or just <code>m</code>), pass the <code>--rebase-merges</code> option to <code>git</code> <code>rebase</code>
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so that the local merge commits are included in the rebase (see
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<a href="git-rebase.html">git-rebase(1)</a> for details).</p></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>When the value is <code>interactive</code> (or just <code>i</code>), the rebase is run in interactive
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mode.</p></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p><strong>NOTE</strong>: this is a possibly dangerous operation; do <strong>not</strong> use
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it unless you understand the implications (see <a href="git-rebase.html">git-rebase(1)</a>
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for details).</p></div>
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</dd>
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<dt class="hdlist1">
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<code>branch.</code><em><name></em><code>.description</code>
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</dt>
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<dd>
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<p>
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Branch description, can be edited with
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<code>git</code> <code>branch</code> <code>--edit-description</code>. Branch description is
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automatically added to the <code>format-patch</code> cover letter or
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<code>request-pull</code> summary.
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</p>
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</dd>
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</dl></div>
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</div>
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</div>
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<div class="sect1">
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<h2 id="_examples">EXAMPLES</h2>
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<div class="sectionbody">
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<div class="dlist"><dl>
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<dt class="hdlist1">
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Start development from a known tag
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</dt>
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<dd>
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<div class="listingblock">
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<div class="content">
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<pre><code>$ 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 <b><1></b>
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$ git switch my2.6.14</code></pre>
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</div></div>
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<div class="colist arabic"><ol>
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<li>
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<p>
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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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</p>
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</li>
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</ol></div>
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</dd>
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<dt class="hdlist1">
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Delete an unneeded branch
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</dt>
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<dd>
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<div class="listingblock">
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<div class="content">
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<pre><code>$ 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 <b><1></b>
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$ git branch -D test <b><2></b></code></pre>
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</div></div>
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<div class="colist arabic"><ol>
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<li>
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<p>
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Delete the remote-tracking branches "todo", "html" and "man". The next
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<code>git</code> <code>fetch</code> or <code>git</code> <code>pull</code> will create them again unless you configure them not to.
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See <a href="git-fetch.html">git-fetch(1)</a>.
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</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p>
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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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</p>
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</li>
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</ol></div>
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</dd>
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<dt class="hdlist1">
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Listing branches from a specific remote
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</dt>
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<dd>
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<div class="listingblock">
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<div class="content">
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<pre><code>$ git branch -r -l '<remote>/<pattern>' <b><1></b>
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$ git for-each-ref 'refs/remotes/<remote>/<pattern>' <b><2></b></code></pre>
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</div></div>
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<div class="colist arabic"><ol>
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<li>
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<p>
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Using <code>-a</code> would conflate <em><remote></em> with any local branches you happen to
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|
have been prefixed with the same <em><remote></em> pattern.
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</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p>
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<code>for-each-ref</code> can take a wide range of options. See <a href="git-for-each-ref.html">git-for-each-ref(1)</a>
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</p>
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</li>
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</ol></div>
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</dd>
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</dl></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>Patterns will normally need quoting.</p></div>
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</div>
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</div>
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<div class="sect1">
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<h2 id="_notes">NOTES</h2>
|
|
<div class="sectionbody">
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<div class="paragraph"><p>If you are creating a branch that you want to switch to immediately,
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|
it is easier to use the <code>git</code> <code>switch</code> command with its <code>-c</code> option to
|
|
do the same thing with a single command.</p></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>The options <code>--contains</code>, <code>--no-contains</code>, <code>--merged</code> and <code>--no-merged</code>
|
|
serve four related but different purposes:</p></div>
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|
<div class="ulist"><ul>
|
|
<li>
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<p>
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<code>--contains</code> <em><commit></em> is used to find all branches which will need
|
|
special attention if <em><commit></em> were to be rebased or amended, since those
|
|
branches contain the specified <em><commit></em>.
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</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p>
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<code>--no-contains</code> <em><commit></em> is the inverse of that, i.e. branches that don’t
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|
contain the specified <em><commit></em>.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
<li>
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|
<p>
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|
<code>--merged</code> is used to find all branches which can be safely deleted,
|
|
since those branches are fully contained by <code>HEAD</code>.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>
|
|
<code>--no-merged</code> is used to find branches which are candidates for merging
|
|
into <code>HEAD</code>, since those branches are not fully contained by <code>HEAD</code>.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul></div>
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|
<div class="paragraph"><p>When combining multiple <code>--contains</code> and <code>--no-contains</code> filters, only
|
|
references that contain at least one of the <code>--contains</code> commits and
|
|
contain none of the <code>--no-contains</code> commits are shown.</p></div>
|
|
<div class="paragraph"><p>When combining multiple <code>--merged</code> and <code>--no-merged</code> filters, only
|
|
references that are reachable from at least one of the <code>--merged</code>
|
|
commits and from none of the <code>--no-merged</code> commits are shown.</p></div>
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</div>
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</div>
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<div class="sect1">
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<h2 id="_see_also">SEE ALSO</h2>
|
|
<div class="sectionbody">
|
|
<div class="paragraph"><p><a href="git-check-ref-format.html">git-check-ref-format(1)</a>,
|
|
<a href="git-fetch.html">git-fetch(1)</a>,
|
|
<a href="git-remote.html">git-remote(1)</a>,
|
|
<a href="user-manual.html#what-is-a-branch">"Understanding history: What is
|
|
a branch?"</a> in the Git User’s Manual.</p></div>
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</div>
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</div>
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<div class="sect1">
|
|
<h2 id="_git">GIT</h2>
|
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<div class="sectionbody">
|
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<div class="paragraph"><p>Part of the <a href="git.html">git(1)</a> suite</p></div>
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</div>
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</div>
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