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authorJunio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>2007-01-01 15:07:35 -0800
committerJunio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>2007-01-01 15:07:35 -0800
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Strongly discourage --update-head-ok in fetch-options documentation.
"Use it with care" is a wrong wording to say "this is purely internal and you are supposed to know what you are doing if you use this". Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
-rw-r--r--Documentation/fetch-options.txt6
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diff --git a/Documentation/fetch-options.txt b/Documentation/fetch-options.txt
index 13f34d3ca..39bf77fbe 100644
--- a/Documentation/fetch-options.txt
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@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
-u, \--update-head-ok::
By default `git-fetch` refuses to update the head which
corresponds to the current branch. This flag disables the
- check. Note that fetching into the current branch will not
- update the index and working directory, so use it with care.
+ check. This is purely for the internal use for `git-pull`
+ to communicate with `git-fetch`, and unless you are
+ implementing your own Porcelain you are not supposed to
+ use it.