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diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt index 750675530c..a6fc8da0bf 100644 --- a/Documentation/config.txt +++ b/Documentation/config.txt @@ -473,10 +473,14 @@ branch.autosetuprebase:: This option defaults to never. branch.<name>.remote:: - When in branch <name>, it tells 'git-fetch' which remote to fetch. - If this option is not given, 'git-fetch' defaults to remote "origin". + When in branch <name>, it tells 'git-fetch' and 'git-push' which + remote to fetch from/push to. It defaults to `origin` if no remote is + configured. `origin` is also used if you are not on any branch. branch.<name>.merge:: + Defines, together with branch.<name>.remote, the upstream branch + for the given branch. It tells 'git-fetch'/'git-pull' which + branch to merge from. When in branch <name>, it tells 'git-fetch' the default refspec to be marked for merging in FETCH_HEAD. The value is handled like the remote part of a refspec, and must match a |