Documentation: be consistent about "git-" versus "git "

[thirdparty/git.git] / Documentation / git-push.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/git-push.txt b/Documentation/git-push.txt
index f06d94e318d6d0bf918430bafc746e96a2abe7a1..176379134ee7bc106dc9f54982218129559b7e99 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-push.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-push.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ git-push - Update remote refs along with associated objects
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-'git-push' [--all] [--dry-run] [--tags] [--receive-pack=<git-receive-pack>]
+'git push' [--all] [--dry-run] [--tags] [--receive-pack=<git-receive-pack>]
            [--repo=all] [-f | --force] [-v | --verbose] [<repository> <refspec>...]
 
 DESCRIPTION
@@ -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
@@ -59,14 +53,22 @@ repository to the destination repository under the same name.
 +
 Pushing an empty <src> allows you to delete the <dst> ref from
 the remote repository.
-
-\--all::
++
+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
        refs under `$GIT_DIR/refs/heads/` be pushed.
 
-\--mirror::
+--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
@@ -74,39 +76,42 @@ the remote repository.
        if the configuration option `remote.<remote>.mirror` is
        set.
 
-\--dry-run::
+--dry-run::
        Do everything except actually send the updates.
 
-\--tags::
+--tags::
        All refs under `$GIT_DIR/refs/tags` are pushed, in
        addition to refspecs explicitly listed on the command
        line.
 
-\--receive-pack=<git-receive-pack>::
+--receive-pack=<git-receive-pack>::
        Path to the 'git-receive-pack' program on the remote
        end.  Sometimes useful when pushing to a remote
        repository over ssh, and you do not have the program in
        a directory on the default $PATH.
 
-\--exec=<git-receive-pack>::
+--exec=<git-receive-pack>::
        Same as \--receive-pack=<git-receive-pack>.
 
--f, \--force::
+-f::
+--force::
        Usually, the command refuses to update a remote ref that is
        not an ancestor of the local ref used to overwrite it.
        This flag disables the check.  This can cause the
        remote repository to lose commits; use it with care.
 
-\--repo=<repo>::
+--repo=<repo>::
        When no repository is specified the command defaults to
        "origin"; this overrides it.
 
-\--thin, \--no-thin::
+--thin::
+--no-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.
 
--v, \--verbose::
+-v::
+--verbose::
        Run verbosely.
 
 include::urls-remotes.txt[]
@@ -199,4 +204,4 @@ Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
 
 GIT
 ---
-Part of the linkgit:git[7] suite
+Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite