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+++ b/Documentation/urls.txt
@@ -40,9 +40,11 @@ In addition to the above, as a short-hand, the name of a
file in `$GIT_DIR/remotes` directory can be given; the
named file should be in the following format:
- URL: one of the above URL format
- Push: <refspec>
- Pull: <refspec>
+------------
+URL: one of the above URL format
+Push: <refspec>
+Pull: <refspec>
+------------
Then such a short-hand is specified in place of
<repository> without <refspec> parameters on the command
@@ -54,10 +56,12 @@ be specified for additional branch mappings.
Or, equivalently, in the `$GIT_DIR/config` (note the use
of `fetch` instead of `Pull:`):
+------------
[remote "<remote>"]
url = <url>
push = <refspec>
fetch = <refspec>
+------------
The name of a file in `$GIT_DIR/branches` directory can be
specified as an older notation short-hand; the named
@@ -68,10 +72,15 @@ name of remote head (URL fragment notation).
without the fragment is equivalent to have this in the
corresponding file in the `$GIT_DIR/remotes/` directory.
- URL: <url>
- Pull: refs/heads/master:<remote>
+------------
+URL: <url>
+Pull: refs/heads/master:<remote>
+------------
+
while having `<url>#<head>` is equivalent to
- URL: <url>
- Pull: refs/heads/<head>:<remote>
+------------
+URL: <url>
+Pull: refs/heads/<head>:<remote>
+------------