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branch: clarify <oldbranch> term

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Since 52d59cc645 (branch: add a --copy (-c) option to go with --move
(-m), 2017-06-18) <oldbranch> is used in more operations than just -m.

Let's also clarify what we do if <oldbranch> is omitted.

Signed-off-by: Rubén Justo <rjusto@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Rubén Justo
2024-01-06 15:38:37 +01:00
committed by Junio C Hamano
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@@ -312,7 +312,8 @@ superproject's "origin/main", but tracks the submodule's "origin/main".
option is omitted, the current HEAD will be used instead.
<oldbranch>::
The name of an existing branch to rename.
The name of an existing branch. If this option is omitted,
the name of the current branch will be used instead.
<newbranch>::
The new name for an existing branch. The same restrictions as for