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@@ -16,29 +16,6 @@ The framework is easy to adjust to meet your needs, because Yii has been designe
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-分支说明
--------
-* master：主分支
-* doc：文档翻译分支
-* api：api 翻译分支
-
-## 官方新版本发布
-doc branch: 
-```
-git merge upstream/master
-```
-api branch: 
-```
-git merge upstream/master
-```
-master branch: 
-```
-git merge doc
-git merge api
-```
-> 注意：禁止提交 pull request 至 master 分支，文档修改请提交至 doc 分支，api 修改请提交至 api 分支。
-
-
 Installation
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