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doc branch: provide examples for listing remote tracking branches

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The availability of these pattern selections is not obvious from
the man pages, as per mail thread <87lfz3vcbt.fsf@evledraar.gmail.com>.

Provide examples.

Re-order the `git branch` synopsis to emphasise the `--list <pattern>`
pairing. Also expand and reposition the `all/remotes` options.

Split the over-long description into three parts so that the <pattern>
description can be seen.

Clarify that the `all/remotes` options require the --list if patterns
are to be used.

Add examples of listing remote tracking branches that match a pattern,
including `git for-each-ref` which has more options.

Improve the -a/-r warning message. The message confused this author
as the combined -a and -r options had not been given, though a pattern
had. Specifically guide the user that maybe they needed the --list
option to enable a remote branch pattern selection.

Signed-off-by: Philip Oakley <philipoakley@iee.org>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Philip Oakley
2019-05-29 00:16:05 +01:00
committed by Junio C Hamano
parent aeb582a983
commit 1fde99cfc7
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@ -810,7 +810,8 @@ int cmd_branch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
strbuf_release(&buf);
} else if (argc > 0 && argc <= 2) {
if (filter.kind != FILTER_REFS_BRANCHES)
die(_("-a and -r options to 'git branch' do not make sense with a branch name"));
die(_("The -a, and -r, options to 'git branch' do not take a branch name.\n"
"Did you mean to use: -a|-r --list <pattern>?"));
if (track == BRANCH_TRACK_OVERRIDE)
die(_("the '--set-upstream' option is no longer supported. Please use '--track' or '--set-upstream-to' instead."));