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diff --git a/Documentation/git-switch.txt b/Documentation/git-switch.txt index c60fc9c138..f38e4c8afa 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-switch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-switch.txt @@ -59,13 +59,18 @@ out at most one of `A` and `B`, in which case it defaults to `HEAD`. -c <new-branch>:: --create <new-branch>:: Create a new branch named `<new-branch>` starting at - `<start-point>` before switching to the branch. This is a - convenient shortcut for: + `<start-point>` before switching to the branch. This is the + transactional equivalent of + ------------ $ git branch <new-branch> $ git switch <new-branch> ------------ ++ +that is to say, the branch is not reset/created unless "git switch" is +successful (e.g., when the branch is in use in another worktree, not +just the current branch stays the same, but the branch is not reset to +the start-point, either). -C <new-branch>:: --force-create <new-branch>:: @@ -171,7 +176,7 @@ name, the guessing is aborted. You can explicitly give a name with `branch.autoSetupMerge` configuration variable is true. --orphan <new-branch>:: - Create a new 'orphan' branch, named `<new-branch>`. All + Create a new unborn branch, named `<new-branch>`. All tracked files are removed. --ignore-other-worktrees:: |