Add comment about trimming before slashes

This is a follow up to https://issues.jenkins-ci.org/browse/JENKINS-27115
jenkinsci · Mar 5, 2015 · a9e34a7 · a9e34a7
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diff --git a/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/git/BranchSpec/help-name.html b/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/git/BranchSpec/help-name.html
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 
   <p>The safest way is to use the <tt>refs/heads/&lt;branchName&gt;</tt> syntax. This way the expected branch
   is unambiguous.</p>
+
+  <p>If your branch name has a <tt>/</tt> in it make sure to use the full reference above. When not presented 
+  with a full path the plugin will only use the part of the string right of the last slash. 
+  Meaning <tt>foo/bar</tt> will actually match <tt>bar</tt></p>
 
   <p>Possible options:
     <ul>
@@ -52,4 +56,4 @@
            expression.
     </ul>
   </p>
-</div>
+</div>