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diff --git a/Documentation/config/push.txt b/Documentation/config/push.txt index 21b256e0a4..632033638c 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 @@ -120,3 +119,10 @@ push.useForceIfIncludes:: `--force-if-includes` as an option to linkgit:git-push[1] in the command line. Adding `--no-force-if-includes` at the time of push overrides this configuration setting. + +push.negotiate:: + If set to "true", attempt to reduce the size of the packfile + sent by rounds of negotiation in which the client and the + server attempt to find commits in common. If "false", Git will + rely solely on the server's ref advertisement to find commits + in common. |