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diff --git a/Documentation/config/push.txt b/Documentation/config/push.txt index 21b256e0a4..5dbf343bd0 100644 --- a/Documentation/config/push.txt +++ b/Documentation/config/push.txt @@ -24,15 +24,14 @@ push.default:: * `tracking` - This is a deprecated synonym for `upstream`. -* `simple` - in centralized workflow, work like `upstream` with an - added safety to refuse to push if the upstream branch's name is - different from the local one. +* `simple` - pushes the current branch with the same name on the remote. + -When pushing to a remote that is different from the remote you normally -pull from, work as `current`. This is the safest option and is suited -for beginners. +If you are working on a centralized workflow (pushing to the same repository you +pull from, which is typically `origin`), then you need to configure an upstream +branch with the same name. + -This mode has become the default in Git 2.0. +This mode is the default since Git 2.0, and is the safest option suited for +beginners. * `matching` - push all branches having the same name on both ends. This makes the repository you are pushing to remember the set of |