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diff --git a/Documentation/git-push.txt b/Documentation/git-push.txt
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+++ b/Documentation/git-push.txt
@@ -207,22 +207,8 @@ origin +master` to force a push to the `master` branch). See the
`<refspec>...` section above for details.
--repo=<repository>::
- This option is only relevant if no <repository> argument is
- passed in the invocation. In this case, 'git push' derives the
- remote name from the current branch: If it tracks a remote
- branch, then that remote repository is pushed to. Otherwise,
- the name "origin" is used. For this latter case, this option
- can be used to override the name "origin". In other words,
- the difference between these two commands
-+
---------------------------
-git push public #1
-git push --repo=public #2
---------------------------
-+
-is that #1 always pushes to "public" whereas #2 pushes to "public"
-only if the current branch does not track a remote branch. This is
-useful if you write an alias or script around 'git push'.
+ This option is equivalent to the <repository> argument. If both
+ are specified, the command-line argument takes precedence.
-u::
--set-upstream::