333. Adds text about naming bugfix branches

diff --git a/docs/git.rst b/docs/git.rst
index 73e7a311cdd01f54ebeba3b449e17f5aa1d522f9..bd0f9d526e8789e97ac24a40e8612e59a313c826 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/git.rst
+++ b/docs/git.rst
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ Further, if you isolate your changes to a branch, then you can work on
 multiple issues at the same time and they don't conflict with one
 another.
 
+Name your branches using the isue number and something that makes it clear
+what it's about.  For example, if you were working on tagging, you
+might name your branch ``360_tagging``.
+
 
 Properly document your changes
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