# HG changeset patch
# User Martin Geisler <mg@lazybytes.net>
# Date 2009-06-24 16:40:13
# Node ID ea798e03a32e09adc3d42c3e02dccf1a328bab19
# Parent  1de6e7e1bb9fbce6059eba6fecca7eb17db16722

commands: add "--" to command line flag in branches docstring

diff --git a/mercurial/commands.py b/mercurial/commands.py
--- a/mercurial/commands.py
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ def branches(ui, repo, active=False):
     """list repository named branches
 
     List the repository's named branches, indicating which ones are
-    inactive. If active is specified, only show active branches.
+    inactive. If -a/--active is specified, only show active branches.
 
     A branch is considered active if it contains repository heads.