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-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-push.txt2
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-push.txt b/Documentation/git-push.txt
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@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ the remote repository.
-f, \--force::
Usually, the command refuses to update a remote ref that is
- not a descendant of the local ref used to overwrite it.
+ 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.