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diff --git a/Documentation/git-remote-ext.txt b/Documentation/git-remote-ext.txt index 2d65cfefd5..68263a6a53 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-remote-ext.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-remote-ext.txt @@ -7,17 +7,17 @@ git-remote-ext - Bridge smart transport to external command. SYNOPSIS -------- -git remote add nick "ext::<command>[ <arguments>...]" +git remote add <nick> "ext::<command>[ <arguments>...]" DESCRIPTION ----------- -This remote helper uses the specified 'program' to connect +This remote helper uses the specified '<command>' to connect to a remote git server. -Data written to stdin of this specified 'program' is assumed +Data written to stdin of the specified '<command>' is assumed to be sent to a git:// server, git-upload-pack, git-receive-pack or git-upload-archive (depending on situation), and data read -from stdout of this program is assumed to be received from +from stdout of <command> is assumed to be received from the same service. Command and arguments are separated by an unescaped space. @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ The following sequences have a special meaning: git wants to invoke. '%G' (must be the first characters in an argument):: - This argument will not be passed to 'program'. Instead, it + This argument will not be passed to '<command>'. Instead, it will cause the helper to start by sending git:// service requests to the remote side with the service field set to an appropriate value and the repository field set to rest of the argument. Default is not to send @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ This is useful if remote side is git:// server accessed over some tunnel. '%V' (must be first characters in argument):: - This argument will not be passed to 'program'. Instead it sets + This argument will not be passed to '<command>'. Instead it sets the vhost field in the git:// service request (to rest of the argument). Default is not to send vhost in such request (if sent). @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ EXAMPLES: --------- This remote helper is transparently used by git when you use commands such as "git fetch <URL>", "git clone <URL>", -, "git push <URL>" or "git remote add nick <URL>", where <URL> +, "git push <URL>" or "git remote add <nick> <URL>", where <URL> begins with `ext::`. Examples: "ext::ssh -i /home/foo/.ssh/somekey user@host.example %S 'foo/repo'":: |