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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/urls-remotes.txt')
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1 files changed, 19 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/urls-remotes.txt b/Documentation/urls-remotes.txt index 504ae8a53b..00f7e79c44 100644 --- a/Documentation/urls-remotes.txt +++ b/Documentation/urls-remotes.txt @@ -27,10 +27,13 @@ config file would appear like this: ------------ [remote "<name>"] url = <url> + pushurl = <pushurl> push = <refspec> fetch = <refspec> ------------ +The `<pushurl>` is used for pushes only. It is optional and defaults +to `<url>`. Named file in `$GIT_DIR/remotes` ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @@ -49,8 +52,8 @@ following format: ------------ -`Push:` lines are used by 'git-push' and -`Pull:` lines are used by 'git-pull' and 'git-fetch'. +`Push:` lines are used by 'git push' and +`Pull:` lines are used by 'git pull' and 'git fetch'. Multiple `Push:` and `Pull:` lines may be specified for additional branch mappings. @@ -68,13 +71,22 @@ This file should have the following format: ------------ `<url>` is required; `#<head>` is optional. -When you do not provide a refspec on the command line, -git will use the following refspec, where `<head>` defaults to `master`, -and `<repository>` is the name of this file -you provided in the command line. + +Depending on the operation, git will use one of the following +refspecs, if you don't provide one on the command line. +`<branch>` is the name of this file in `$GIT_DIR/branches` and +`<head>` defaults to `master`. + +git fetch uses: + +------------ + refs/heads/<head>:refs/heads/<branch> +------------ + +git push uses: ------------ - refs/heads/<head>:<repository> + HEAD:refs/heads/<head> ------------ |