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@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ git-push - Update remote refs along with associated objects
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
-'git-push' [--all] [--dry-run] [--tags] [--receive-pack=<git-receive-pack>]
- [--repo=all] [-f | --force] [-v | --verbose] [<repository> <refspec>...]
+'git push' [--all] [--dry-run] [--tags] [--receive-pack=<git-receive-pack>]
+ [--repo=all] [-f | --force] [-v | --verbose]
+ [<repository> <refspec>...]
DESCRIPTION
-----------
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ OPTIONS
The "remote" repository that is destination of a push
operation. See the section <<URLS,GIT URLS>> below.
-<refspec>::
+<refspec>...::
The canonical format of a <refspec> parameter is
`+?<src>:<dst>`; that is, an optional plus `{plus}`, followed
by the source ref, followed by a colon `:`, followed by
@@ -67,7 +68,8 @@ nor in any Push line of the corresponding remotes file---see below).
--mirror::
Instead of naming each ref to push, specifies that all
- refs under `$GIT_DIR/refs/heads/` and `$GIT_DIR/refs/tags/`
+ refs under `$GIT_DIR/refs/` (which includes but is not
+ limited to `refs/heads/`, `refs/remotes/`, and `refs/tags/`)
be mirrored to the remote repository. Newly created local
refs will be pushed to the remote end, locally updated refs
will be force updated on the remote end, and deleted refs
@@ -105,7 +107,7 @@ nor in any Push line of the corresponding remotes file---see below).
--thin::
--no-thin::
- These options are passed to `git-send-pack`. Thin
+ These options are passed to 'git-send-pack'. Thin
transfer spends extra cycles to minimize the number of
objects to be sent and meant to be used on slower connection.
@@ -179,11 +181,11 @@ 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 master:satellite/master::
- Find a ref that matches `master` in the source repository
- (most likely, it would find `refs/heads/master`), and update
- the ref that matches `satellite/master` (most likely, it would
- be `refs/remotes/satellite/master`) in `origin` repository with it.
+git push origin master:satellite/master dev:satellite/dev::
+ Use the source ref that matches `master` (e.g. `refs/heads/master`)
+ to update the ref that matches `satellite/master` (most probably
+ `refs/remotes/satellite/master`) in the `origin` repository, then
+ do the same for `dev` and `satellite/dev`.
git push origin master:refs/heads/experimental::
Create the branch `experimental` in the `origin` repository