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diff --git a/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt b/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt index 1d420e4cde..dffa14a795 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt @@ -145,18 +145,25 @@ upstream:: (behind), "<>" (ahead and behind), or "=" (in sync). `:track` also prints "[gone]" whenever unknown upstream ref is encountered. Append `:track,nobracket` to show tracking - information without brackets (i.e "ahead N, behind M"). Has - no effect if the ref does not have tracking information - associated with it. All the options apart from `nobracket` - are mutually exclusive, but if used together the last option - is selected. + information without brackets (i.e "ahead N, behind M"). ++ +For any remote-tracking branch `%(upstream)`, `%(upstream:remotename)` +and `%(upstream:remoteref)` refer to the name of the remote and the +name of the tracked remote ref, respectively. In other words, the +remote-tracking branch can be updated explicitly and individually by +using the refspec `%(upstream:remoteref):%(upstream)` to fetch from +`%(upstream:remotename)`. ++ +Has no effect if the ref does not have tracking information associated +with it. All the options apart from `nobracket` are mutually exclusive, +but if used together the last option is selected. push:: The name of a local ref which represents the `@{push}` location for the displayed ref. Respects `:short`, `:lstrip`, - `:rstrip`, `:track`, and `:trackshort` options as `upstream` - does. Produces an empty string if no `@{push}` ref is - configured. + `:rstrip`, `:track`, `:trackshort`, `:remotename`, and `:remoteref` + options as `upstream` does. Produces an empty string if no `@{push}` + ref is configured. HEAD:: '*' if HEAD matches current ref (the checked out branch), ' ' |