Merge remote branch 'remotes/trast-doc/for-next'

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

diff --git a/Documentation/git-push.txt b/Documentation/git-push.txt
index 37c88953d1a08c0498c794aeb4d0d38eac8a36db..c63932b16c5292b935d0ddc0b9f022b5275633b4 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-push.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-push.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
 'git push' [--all | --mirror | --tags] [-n | --dry-run] [--receive-pack=<git-receive-pack>]
-          [--repo=<repository>] [-f | --force] [-v | --verbose]
+          [--repo=<repository>] [-f | --force] [-v | --verbose] [-u | --set-upstream]
           [<repository> <refspec>...]
 
 DESCRIPTION
@@ -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
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ nor in any Push line of the corresponding remotes file---see below).
        will be tab-separated and sent to stdout instead of stderr.  The full
        symbolic names of the refs will be given.
 
+--delete::
+       All listed refs are deleted from the remote repository. This is
+       the same as prefixing all refs with a colon.
+
 --tags::
        All refs under `$GIT_DIR/refs/tags` are pushed, in
        addition to refspecs explicitly listed on the command
@@ -112,12 +116,19 @@ nor in any Push line of the corresponding remotes file---see below).
 
 --repo=<repository>::
        This option is only relevant if no <repository> argument is
-       passed in the invocation. In this case, 'git-push' derives the
+       passed in the invocation. In this case, 'git push' derives the
        remote name from the current branch: If it tracks a remote
        branch, then that remote repository is pushed to. Otherwise,
        the name "origin" is used. For this latter case, this option
        can be used to override the name "origin". In other words,
        the difference between these two commands
+
+-u::
+--set-upstream::
+       For every branch that is up to date or successfully pushed, add
+       upstream (tracking) reference, used by argument-less
+       linkgit:git-pull[1] and other commands. For more information,
+       see 'branch.<name>.merge' in linkgit:git-config[1].
 +
 --------------------------
 git push public         #1
@@ -126,11 +137,11 @@ git push --repo=public  #2
 +
 is that #1 always pushes to "public" whereas #2 pushes to "public"
 only if the current branch does not track a remote branch. This is
-useful if you write an alias or script around 'git-push'.
+useful if you write an alias or script around 'git push'.
 
 --thin::
 --no-thin::
-       These options are passed to 'git-send-pack'.  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.
 
@@ -176,10 +187,10 @@ 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 +358,9 @@ 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