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authorJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2009-11-15 16:41:02 -0800
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2009-11-15 16:41:02 -0800
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Merge branch 'fc/doc-fast-forward'
* fc/doc-fast-forward: Use 'fast-forward' all over the place Conflicts: builtin-merge.c
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-push.txt b/Documentation/git-push.txt
index 37c88953d1..52c0538df5 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-push.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-push.txt
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ updated.
+
The object referenced by <src> is used to update the <dst> reference
on the remote side, but by default this is only allowed if the
-update can fast forward <dst>. By having the optional leading `{plus}`,
+update can fast-forward <dst>. By having the optional leading `{plus}`,
you can tell git to update the <dst> ref even when the update is not a
-fast forward. This does *not* attempt to merge <src> into <dst>. See
+fast-forward. This does *not* attempt to merge <src> into <dst>. See
EXAMPLES below for details.
+
`tag <tag>` means the same as `refs/tags/<tag>:refs/tags/<tag>`.
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ EXAMPLES below for details.
Pushing an empty <src> allows you to delete the <dst> ref from
the remote repository.
+
-The special refspec `:` (or `{plus}:` to allow non-fast forward updates)
+The special refspec `:` (or `{plus}:` to allow non-fast-forward updates)
directs git to push "matching" branches: for every branch that exists on
the local side, the remote side is updated if a branch of the same name
already exists on the remote side. This is the default operation mode
@@ -176,10 +176,10 @@ summary::
For a successfully pushed ref, the summary shows the old and new
values of the ref in a form suitable for using as an argument to
`git log` (this is `<old>..<new>` in most cases, and
- `<old>...<new>` for forced non-fast forward updates). For a
+ `<old>...<new>` for forced non-fast-forward updates). For a
failed update, more details are given for the failure.
The string `rejected` indicates that git did not try to send the
- ref at all (typically because it is not a fast forward). The
+ ref at all (typically because it is not a fast-forward). The
string `remote rejected` indicates that the remote end refused
the update; this rejection is typically caused by a hook on the
remote side. The string `remote failure` indicates that the
@@ -347,9 +347,9 @@ git push origin :experimental::
git push origin {plus}dev:master::
Update the origin repository's master branch with the dev branch,
- allowing non-fast forward updates. *This can leave unreferenced
+ allowing non-fast-forward updates. *This can leave unreferenced
commits dangling in the origin repository.* Consider the
- following situation, where a fast forward is not possible:
+ following situation, where a fast-forward is not possible:
+
----
o---o---o---A---B origin/master