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+.\"
+.TH "git-empty-branch"
+.SH NAME
+git-empty-branch \- create a new empty branch in the local repository
+
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+\fBgit-empty-branch\fR [\fIBRANCH\fR]
+
+.SH "DESCRIPTION"
+
+.PP
+\fBgit-empty-branch\fR creates a new empty branch in the local repository.
+\fIBRANCH\fR must not already exist.
+
+.SH "OPTIONS"
+
+.TP
+\fIBRANCH\fR
+The name to assign the new empty branch.
+
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+git-branch(1)