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index 7a4e507c4b..e11660a2e6 100644
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+++ b/Documentation/git-push.txt
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ OPTIONS[[OPTIONS]]
+
The <src> is often the name of the branch you would want to push, but
it can be any arbitrary "SHA-1 expression", such as `master~4` or
-`HEAD` (see linkgit:git-rev-parse[1]).
+`HEAD` (see linkgit:gitrevisions[7]).
+
The <dst> tells which ref on the remote side is updated with this
push. Arbitrary expressions cannot be used here, an actual ref must
@@ -146,14 +146,21 @@ useful if you write an alias or script around 'git push'.
receiver share many of the same objects in common. The default is
\--thin.
+-q::
+--quiet::
+ Suppress all output, including the listing of updated refs,
+ unless an error occurs. Progress is not reported to the standard
+ error stream.
+
-v::
--verbose::
Run verbosely.
--q::
---quiet::
- Suppress all output, including the listing of updated refs,
- unless an error occurs.
+--progress::
+ Progress status is reported on the standard error stream
+ by default when it is attached to a terminal, unless -q
+ is specified. This flag forces progress status even if the
+ standard error stream is not directed to a terminal.
include::urls-remotes.txt[]
@@ -193,16 +200,29 @@ 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
- 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
- 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
- remote end did not report the successful update of the ref
- (perhaps because of a temporary error on the remote side, a
- break in the network connection, or other transient error).
+ `<old>\...<new>` for forced non-fast-forward updates).
++
+For a failed update, more details are given:
++
+--
+rejected::
+ Git did not try to send the ref at all, typically because it
+ is not a fast-forward and you did not force the update.
+
+remote rejected::
+ The remote end refused the update. Usually caused by a hook
+ on the remote side, or because the remote repository has one
+ of the following safety options in effect:
+ `receive.denyCurrentBranch` (for pushes to the checked out
+ branch), `receive.denyNonFastForwards` (for forced
+ non-fast-forward updates), `receive.denyDeletes` or
+ `receive.denyDeleteCurrent`. See linkgit:git-config[1].
+
+remote failure::
+ The remote end did not report the successful update of the ref,
+ perhaps because of a temporary error on the remote side, a
+ break in the network connection, or other transient error.
+--
from::
The name of the local ref being pushed, minus its