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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/config.txt | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-http-push.txt | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-push.txt | 14 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-read-tree.txt | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-receive-pack.txt | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-reset.txt | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-send-pack.txt | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/gitcore-tutorial.txt | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/githooks.txt | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/glossary-content.txt | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/howto/maintain-git.txt | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/howto/revert-branch-rebase.txt | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/howto/update-hook-example.txt | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/pull-fetch-param.txt | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/user-manual.txt | 14 |
15 files changed, 34 insertions, 34 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt index d1e2120e15..cb73d7571f 100644 --- a/Documentation/config.txt +++ b/Documentation/config.txt @@ -1360,7 +1360,7 @@ receive.denyCurrentBranch:: receive.denyNonFastForwards:: If set to true, git-receive-pack will deny a ref update which is - not a fast forward. Use this to prevent such an update via a push, + not a fast-forward. Use this to prevent such an update via a push, even if that push is forced. This configuration variable is set when initializing a shared repository. diff --git a/Documentation/git-http-push.txt b/Documentation/git-http-push.txt index aef383e0b1..ddf7a18dc4 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-http-push.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-http-push.txt @@ -82,11 +82,11 @@ destination side. Without '--force', the <src> ref is stored at the remote only if <dst> does not exist, or <dst> is a proper subset (i.e. an -ancestor) of <src>. This check, known as "fast forward check", +ancestor) of <src>. This check, known as "fast-forward check", is performed in order to avoid accidentally overwriting the remote ref and lose other peoples' commits from there. -With '--force', the fast forward check is disabled for all refs. +With '--force', the fast-forward check is disabled for all refs. Optionally, a <ref> parameter can be prefixed with a plus '+' sign to disable the fast-forward check only on that ref. 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 diff --git a/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt b/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt index 4a932b08c6..a10ce4ba40 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt @@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ Two Tree Merge Typically, this is invoked as `git read-tree -m $H $M`, where $H is the head commit of the current repository, and $M is the head of a foreign tree, which is simply ahead of $H (i.e. we are in a -fast forward situation). +fast-forward situation). When two trees are specified, the user is telling 'git-read-tree' the following: diff --git a/Documentation/git-receive-pack.txt b/Documentation/git-receive-pack.txt index 514f03c979..cb5f405280 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-receive-pack.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-receive-pack.txt @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ The UI for the protocol is on the 'git-send-pack' side, and the program pair is meant to be used to push updates to remote repository. For pull operations, see linkgit:git-fetch-pack[1]. -The command allows for creation and fast forwarding of sha1 refs +The command allows for creation and fast-forwarding of sha1 refs (heads/tags) on the remote end (strictly speaking, it is the local end 'git-receive-pack' runs, but to the user who is sitting at the send-pack end, it is updating the remote. Confused?) diff --git a/Documentation/git-reset.txt b/Documentation/git-reset.txt index 469cf6dbac..2d27e405a3 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-reset.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-reset.txt @@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ Automatic merge failed; fix conflicts and then commit the result. $ git reset --hard <2> $ git pull . topic/branch <3> Updating from 41223... to 13134... -Fast forward +Fast-forward $ git reset --hard ORIG_HEAD <4> ------------ + @@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ right now, so you decide to do that later. which is a synonym for "git reset --hard HEAD" clears the mess from the index file and the working tree. <3> Merge a topic branch into the current branch, which resulted -in a fast forward. +in a fast-forward. <4> But you decided that the topic branch is not ready for public consumption yet. "pull" or "merge" always leaves the original tip of the current branch in ORIG_HEAD, so resetting hard to it diff --git a/Documentation/git-send-pack.txt b/Documentation/git-send-pack.txt index 399821832c..5a04c6eaf7 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-send-pack.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-send-pack.txt @@ -105,11 +105,11 @@ name. See linkgit:git-rev-parse[1]. Without '--force', the <src> ref is stored at the remote only if <dst> does not exist, or <dst> is a proper subset (i.e. an -ancestor) of <src>. This check, known as "fast forward check", +ancestor) of <src>. This check, known as "fast-forward check", is performed in order to avoid accidentally overwriting the remote ref and lose other peoples' commits from there. -With '--force', the fast forward check is disabled for all refs. +With '--force', the fast-forward check is disabled for all refs. Optionally, a <ref> parameter can be prefixed with a plus '+' sign to disable the fast-forward check only on that ref. diff --git a/Documentation/gitcore-tutorial.txt b/Documentation/gitcore-tutorial.txt index b3640c4e64..253ef624eb 100644 --- a/Documentation/gitcore-tutorial.txt +++ b/Documentation/gitcore-tutorial.txt @@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ would be different) ---------------- Updating from ae3a2da... to a80b4aa.... -Fast forward (no commit created; -m option ignored) +Fast-forward (no commit created; -m option ignored) example | 1 + hello | 1 + 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) @@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@ Because your branch did not contain anything more than what had already been merged into the `master` branch, the merge operation did not actually do a merge. Instead, it just updated the top of the tree of your branch to that of the `master` branch. This is -often called 'fast forward' merge. +often called 'fast-forward' merge. You can run `gitk \--all` again to see how the commit ancestry looks like, or run 'show-branch', which tells you this. diff --git a/Documentation/githooks.txt b/Documentation/githooks.txt index 06e0f315c3..4cc3d1387f 100644 --- a/Documentation/githooks.txt +++ b/Documentation/githooks.txt @@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ from updating that ref. This hook can be used to prevent 'forced' update on certain refs by making sure that the object name is a commit object that is a descendant of the commit object named by the old object name. -That is, to enforce a "fast forward only" policy. +That is, to enforce a "fast-forward only" policy. It could also be used to log the old..new status. However, it does not know the entire set of branches, so it would end up diff --git a/Documentation/glossary-content.txt b/Documentation/glossary-content.txt index 43d84d15e9..1f029f8aa0 100644 --- a/Documentation/glossary-content.txt +++ b/Documentation/glossary-content.txt @@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ to point at the new commit. An evil merge is a <<def_merge,merge>> that introduces changes that do not appear in any <<def_parent,parent>>. -[[def_fast_forward]]fast forward:: +[[def_fast_forward]]fast-forward:: A fast-forward is a special type of <<def_merge,merge>> where you have a <<def_revision,revision>> and you are "merging" another <<def_branch,branch>>'s changes that happen to be a descendant of what @@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ to point at the new commit. conflict, manual intervention may be required to complete the merge. + -As a noun: unless it is a <<def_fast_forward,fast forward>>, a +As a noun: unless it is a <<def_fast_forward,fast-forward>>, a successful merge results in the creation of a new <<def_commit,commit>> representing the result of the merge, and having as <<def_parent,parents>> the tips of the merged <<def_branch,branches>>. diff --git a/Documentation/howto/maintain-git.txt b/Documentation/howto/maintain-git.txt index 4357e26913..d527b30770 100644 --- a/Documentation/howto/maintain-git.txt +++ b/Documentation/howto/maintain-git.txt @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ The policy. not yet pass the criteria set for 'next'. - The tips of 'master', 'maint' and 'next' branches will always - fast forward, to allow people to build their own + fast-forward, to allow people to build their own customization on top of them. - Usually 'master' contains all of 'maint', 'next' contains all diff --git a/Documentation/howto/revert-branch-rebase.txt b/Documentation/howto/revert-branch-rebase.txt index e70d8a31e7..8c32da6deb 100644 --- a/Documentation/howto/revert-branch-rebase.txt +++ b/Documentation/howto/revert-branch-rebase.txt @@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ Fortunately I did not have to; what I have in the current branch ------------------------------------------------ $ git checkout master -$ git merge revert-c99 ;# this should be a fast forward +$ git merge revert-c99 ;# this should be a fast-forward Updating from 10d781b9caa4f71495c7b34963bef137216f86a8 to e3a693c... cache.h | 8 ++++---- commit.c | 2 +- @@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ Updating from 10d781b9caa4f71495c7b34963bef137216f86a8 to e3a693c... 5 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) ------------------------------------------------ -There is no need to redo the test at this point. We fast forwarded +There is no need to redo the test at this point. We fast-forwarded and we know 'master' matches 'revert-c99' exactly. In fact: ------------------------------------------------ diff --git a/Documentation/howto/update-hook-example.txt b/Documentation/howto/update-hook-example.txt index 697d918885..b7f8d416d6 100644 --- a/Documentation/howto/update-hook-example.txt +++ b/Documentation/howto/update-hook-example.txt @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ case "$1" in if expr "$2" : '0*$' >/dev/null; then info "The branch '$1' is new..." else - # updating -- make sure it is a fast forward + # updating -- make sure it is a fast-forward mb=$(git-merge-base "$2" "$3") case "$mb,$2" in "$2,$mb") info "Update is fast-forward" ;; diff --git a/Documentation/pull-fetch-param.txt b/Documentation/pull-fetch-param.txt index f9811f2473..44d936341f 100644 --- a/Documentation/pull-fetch-param.txt +++ b/Documentation/pull-fetch-param.txt @@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ + The remote ref that matches <src> is fetched, and if <dst> is not empty string, the local -ref that matches it is fast forwarded using <src>. +ref that matches it is fast-forwarded using <src>. If the optional plus `+` is used, the local ref -is updated even if it does not result in a fast forward +is updated even if it does not result in a fast-forward update. + [NOTE] diff --git a/Documentation/user-manual.txt b/Documentation/user-manual.txt index 67ebffa568..269ec475e6 100644 --- a/Documentation/user-manual.txt +++ b/Documentation/user-manual.txt @@ -1384,7 +1384,7 @@ were merged. However, if the current branch is a descendant of the other--so every commit present in the one is already contained in the other--then git -just performs a "fast forward"; the head of the current branch is moved +just performs a "fast-forward"; the head of the current branch is moved forward to point at the head of the merged-in branch, without any new commits being created. @@ -1719,7 +1719,7 @@ producing a default commit message documenting the branch and repository that you pulled from. (But note that no such commit will be created in the case of a -<<fast-forwards,fast forward>>; instead, your branch will just be +<<fast-forwards,fast-forward>>; instead, your branch will just be updated to point to the latest commit from the upstream branch.) The `git pull` command can also be given "." as the "remote" repository, @@ -1943,7 +1943,7 @@ $ git push ssh://yourserver.com/~you/proj.git master ------------------------------------------------- As with `git fetch`, `git push` will complain if this does not result in a -<<fast-forwards,fast forward>>; see the following section for details on +<<fast-forwards,fast-forward>>; see the following section for details on handling this case. Note that the target of a "push" is normally a @@ -1976,7 +1976,7 @@ details. What to do when a push fails ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -If a push would not result in a <<fast-forwards,fast forward>> of the +If a push would not result in a <<fast-forwards,fast-forward>> of the remote branch, then it will fail with an error like: ------------------------------------------------- @@ -2115,7 +2115,7 @@ $ git checkout release && git pull Important note! If you have any local changes in these branches, then this merge will create a commit object in the history (with no local -changes git will simply do a "Fast forward" merge). Many people dislike +changes git will simply do a "fast-forward" merge). Many people dislike the "noise" that this creates in the Linux history, so you should avoid doing this capriciously in the "release" branch, as these noisy commits will become part of the permanent history when you ask Linus to pull @@ -2729,9 +2729,9 @@ In the previous example, when updating an existing branch, "git fetch" checks to make sure that the most recent commit on the remote branch is a descendant of the most recent commit on your copy of the branch before updating your copy of the branch to point at the new -commit. Git calls this process a <<fast-forwards,fast forward>>. +commit. Git calls this process a <<fast-forwards,fast-forward>>. -A fast forward looks something like this: +A fast-forward looks something like this: ................................................ o--o--o--o <-- old head of the branch |