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authorJohn J. Franey <jjfraney@gmail.com>2008-05-29 13:32:31 -0400
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2008-05-31 14:46:24 -0700
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Clarify description of <repository> argument to pull/fetch for naming remotes.
Alter the description of <repository> in OPTIONS section to explicitly state that a 'remote name' is accepted. Rewrite REMOTES section to more directly identify the different kinds of remote-name permitted. Signed-off-by: John J. Franey <jjfraney@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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<repository>::
The "remote" repository that is the source of a fetch
- or pull operation. See the section <<URLS,GIT URLS>> below.
+ or pull operation. This parameter can be either a URL
+ (see the section <<URLS,GIT URLS>> below) or the name
+ of a remote (see the section <<REMOTES,REMOTES>> below).
<refspec>::
The canonical format of a <refspec> parameter is