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diff --git a/Documentation/pull-fetch-param.txt b/Documentation/pull-fetch-param.txt index ebdd948cd2..f9811f2473 100644 --- a/Documentation/pull-fetch-param.txt +++ b/Documentation/pull-fetch-param.txt @@ -5,15 +5,14 @@ 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>. + The remote ref that matches <src> is fetched, and if <dst> is not empty string, the local ref that matches it is fast forwarded using <src>. -Again, if the optional plus `+` is used, the local ref +If the optional plus `+` is used, the local ref is updated even if it does not result in a fast forward update. + |