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diff --git a/Documentation/git-push.txt b/Documentation/git-push.txt index 7b27dc60bd..ea45935a7b 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-push.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-push.txt @@ -33,10 +33,11 @@ OPTIONS of a remote (see the section <<REMOTES,REMOTES>> below). <refspec>...:: - The canonical format of a <refspec> parameter is - `+?<src>:<dst>`; that is, an optional plus `{plus}`, followed - by the source ref, followed by a colon `:`, followed by - the destination ref. + The format of a <refspec> parameter is an optional plus + `{plus}`, followed by the source ref <src>, followed + by a colon `:`, followed by the destination ref <dst>. + It is used to specify with what <src> object the <dst> ref + in the remote repository is to be updated. + The <src> side represents the source branch (or arbitrary "SHA1 expression", such as `master~4` (four parents before the |