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-.TH "GIT\-BRANCH" "1" "11/24/2006" "" ""
+.TH "GIT\-BRANCH" "1" "11/25/2006" "" ""
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.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.nf
-\fIgit\-branch\fR [\-r] [\-a]
+\fIgit\-branch\fR [\-r] [\-a] [\-v] [\-\-abbrev=<length>]
\fIgit\-branch\fR [\-l] [\-f] <branchname> [<start\-point>]
\fIgit\-branch\fR (\-d | \-D) <branchname>\&...
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\-a
List both remote\-tracking branches and local branches.
.TP
+\-v
+Show sha1 and subject message for each head.
+.TP
+\-\-abbrev=<length>
+Alter minimum display length for sha1 in output listing, default value is 7.
+.TP
<branchname>
The name of the branch to create or delete. The new branch name must pass all checks defined by
\fBgit\-check\-ref\-format\fR(1). Some of these checks may restrict the characters allowed in a branch name.