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branch doc: update description for --list

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The paragraph begins with a sample command line `git branch <name>`
that has nothing to do with the option being described.  Remove it,
but use the space to instead show that multiple patterns can be
given.

Also mention the unfortunate `-l` that can be easily confused with
it.

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Reviewed-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Documentation/git-branch.txt
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@ -142,8 +142,13 @@ This option is only applicable in non-verbose mode.
List both remote-tracking branches and local branches.
--list::
Activate the list mode. `git branch <branchname>` would try to create a branch,
use `git branch --list <pattern>` to list matching branches.
List branches. With optional `<pattern>...`, e.g. `git
branch --list 'maint-*'`, list only the branches that match
the pattern(s).
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This should not be confused with `git branch -l <branchname>`,
which creates a branch named `<branchname>` with a reflog.
See `--create-reflog` above for details.
-v::
-vv::