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diff --git a/Documentation/git-remote.txt b/Documentation/git-remote.txt index 581bb4c413..2507c8bd91 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-remote.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-remote.txt @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ SYNOPSIS 'git remote add' [-t <branch>] [-m <master>] [-f] [--[no-]tags] [--mirror=<fetch|push>] <name> <url> 'git remote rename' <old> <new> 'git remote remove' <name> -'git remote set-head' <name> (-a | -d | <branch>) +'git remote set-head' <name> (-a | --auto | -d | --delete | <branch>) 'git remote set-branches' [--add] <name> <branch>... 'git remote set-url' [--push] <name> <newurl> [<oldurl>] 'git remote set-url --add' [--push] <name> <newurl> @@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ branch. For example, if the default branch for `origin` is set to `master`, then `origin` may be specified wherever you would normally specify `origin/master`. + -With `-d`, the symbolic ref `refs/remotes/<name>/HEAD` is deleted. +With `-d` or `--delete`, the symbolic ref `refs/remotes/<name>/HEAD` is deleted. + -With `-a`, the remote is queried to determine its `HEAD`, then the +With `-a` or `--auto`, the remote is queried to determine its `HEAD`, then the symbolic-ref `refs/remotes/<name>/HEAD` is set to the same branch. e.g., if the remote `HEAD` is pointed at `next`, "`git remote set-head origin -a`" will set the symbolic-ref `refs/remotes/origin/HEAD` to `refs/remotes/origin/next`. This will @@ -187,18 +187,25 @@ Examples $ git remote origin $ git branch -r -origin/master -$ git remote add linux-nfs git://linux-nfs.org/pub/linux/nfs-2.6.git + origin/HEAD -> origin/master + origin/master +$ git remote add staging git://git.kernel.org/.../gregkh/staging.git $ git remote -linux-nfs origin -$ git fetch -* refs/remotes/linux-nfs/master: storing branch 'master' ... - commit: bf81b46 +staging +$ git fetch staging +... +From git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/staging + * [new branch] master -> staging/master + * [new branch] staging-linus -> staging/staging-linus + * [new branch] staging-next -> staging/staging-next $ git branch -r -origin/master -linux-nfs/master -$ git checkout -b nfs linux-nfs/master + origin/HEAD -> origin/master + origin/master + staging/master + staging/staging-linus + staging/staging-next +$ git checkout -b staging staging/master ... ------------ |