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authorPaolo Bonzini <bonzini@gnu.org>2008-04-28 11:32:12 -0400
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2008-05-04 17:41:39 -0700
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add special "matching refs" refspec
This patch provides a way to specify "push matching heads" using a special refspec ":". This is useful because it allows "push = +:" as a way to specify that matching refs will be pushed but, in addition, forced updates will be allowed, which was not possible before. Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <bonzini@gnu.org> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-push.txt b/Documentation/git-push.txt
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@@ -46,12 +46,6 @@ specified, the same ref that <src> referred to locally). If
the optional leading plus `+` is used, the remote ref is updated
even if it does not result in a fast forward update.
+
-Note: If no explicit refspec is found, (that is neither
-on the command line nor in any Push line of the
-corresponding remotes file---see below), then "matching" heads are
-pushed: for every head that exists on the local side, the remote side is
-updated if a head of the same name already exists on the remote side.
-+
`tag <tag>` means the same as `refs/tags/<tag>:refs/tags/<tag>`.
+
A parameter <ref> without a colon pushes the <ref> from the source
@@ -59,6 +53,13 @@ repository to the destination repository under the same name.
+
Pushing an empty <src> allows you to delete the <dst> ref from
the remote repository.
++
+The special refspec `:` (or `+:` to allow non-fast forward updates)
+directs git to push "matching" heads: for every head that exists on
+the local side, the remote side is updated if a head of the same name
+already exists on the remote side. This is the default operation mode
+if no explicit refspec is found (that is neither on the command line
+nor in any Push line of the corresponding remotes file---see below).
\--all::
Instead of naming each ref to push, specifies that all