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index d4ae99fa53..197f4b512f 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-push.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-push.txt
@@ -49,12 +49,14 @@ corresponding remotes file---see below), then all the
refs that exist both on the local side and on the remote
side are updated.
+
-Some short-cut notations are also supported.
+`tag <tag>` means the same as `refs/tags/<tag>:refs/tags/<tag>`.
+
-* `tag <tag>` means the same as `refs/tags/<tag>:refs/tags/<tag>`.
-* A parameter <ref> without a colon is equivalent to
- <ref>`:`<ref>, hence updates <ref> in the destination from <ref>
- in the source.
+A parameter <ref> without a colon is equivalent to
+<ref>`:`<ref>, hence updates <ref> in the destination from <ref>
+in the source.
++
+Pushing an empty <src> allows you to delete the <dst> ref from
+the remote repository.
\--all::
Instead of naming each ref to push, specifies that all
@@ -75,7 +77,8 @@ include::urls.txt[]
Author
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-Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
+Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>, later rewritten in C
+by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
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