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authorAnders Melchiorsen <mail@cup.kalibalik.dk>2009-01-26 00:45:32 +0100
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2009-01-25 22:25:44 -0800
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Documentation: more git push examples
Include examples of using HEAD. The order of examples introduces new concepts one by one. This pushes the example of deleting a ref to the end of the list. Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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@@ -191,9 +191,9 @@ git push origin master::
with it. If `master` did not exist remotely, it would be
created.
-git push origin :experimental::
- Find a ref that matches `experimental` in the `origin` repository
- (e.g. `refs/heads/experimental`), and delete it.
+git push origin HEAD::
+ A handy way to push the current branch to the same name on the
+ remote.
git push origin master:satellite/master dev:satellite/dev::
Use the source ref that matches `master` (e.g. `refs/heads/master`)
@@ -201,6 +201,11 @@ git push origin master:satellite/master dev:satellite/dev::
`refs/remotes/satellite/master`) in the `origin` repository, then
do the same for `dev` and `satellite/dev`.
+git push origin HEAD:master::
+ Push the current branch to the remote ref matching `master` in the
+ `origin` repository. This form is convenient to push the current
+ branch without thinking about its local name.
+
git push origin master:refs/heads/experimental::
Create the branch `experimental` in the `origin` repository
by copying the current `master` branch. This form is only
@@ -208,6 +213,11 @@ git push origin master:refs/heads/experimental::
the local name and the remote name are different; otherwise,
the ref name on its own will work.
+git push origin :experimental::
+ Find a ref that matches `experimental` in the `origin` repository
+ (e.g. `refs/heads/experimental`), and delete it.
+
+
Author
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Written by Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>, later rewritten in C