Autogenerated HTML docs for v1.5.5.1-79-g57cf

1 files changed, 14 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/git-push.html b/git-push.html
index 0f3679b3f..67862c716 100644
--- a/git-push.html
+++ b/git-push.html
@@ -306,13 +306,14 @@ documentation for <a href="git-receive-pack.html">git-receive-pack(1)</a>.</p>
         by the source ref, followed by a colon <tt>:</tt>, followed by

         the destination ref.

 </p>

-<p>The &lt;src&gt; side can be an

-arbitrary "SHA1 expression" that can be used as an

-argument to <tt>git-cat-file -t</tt>.  E.g. <tt>master~4</tt> (push

-four parents before the current master head).</p>

+<p>The &lt;src&gt; side represents the source branch (or arbitrary

+"SHA1 expression", such as <tt>master~4</tt> (four parents before the

+tip of <tt>master</tt> branch); see <a href="git-rev-parse.html">git-rev-parse(1)</a>) that you

+want to push.  The &lt;dst&gt; side represents the destination location.</p>

 <p>The local ref that matches &lt;src&gt; is used

-to fast forward the remote ref that matches &lt;dst&gt;.  If

-the optional plus <tt>+</tt> is used, the remote ref is updated

+to fast forward the remote ref that matches &lt;dst&gt; (or, if no &lt;dst&gt; was

+specified, the same ref that &lt;src&gt; referred to locally).  If

+the optional leading plus <tt>+</tt> is used, the remote ref is updated

 even if it does not result in a fast forward update.</p>

 <p>Note: If no explicit refspec is found, (that is neither

 on the command line nor in any Push line of the

@@ -676,7 +677,8 @@ git push origin master
         Find a ref that matches <tt>master</tt> in the source repository

         (most likely, it would find <tt>refs/heads/master</tt>), and update

         the same ref (e.g. <tt>refs/heads/master</tt>) in <tt>origin</tt> repository

-        with it.

+        with it.  If <tt>master</tt> did not exist remotely, it would be

+        created.

 </p>

 </dd>

 <dt>

@@ -705,9 +707,10 @@ git push origin master:refs/heads/experimental
 <dd>

 <p>

         Create the branch <tt>experimental</tt> in the <tt>origin</tt> repository

-        by copying the current <tt>master</tt> branch.  This form is usually

-        needed to create a new branch in the remote repository as

-        there is no <tt>experimental</tt> branch to match.

+        by copying the current <tt>master</tt> branch.  This form is only

+        needed to create a new branch or tag in the remote repository when

+        the local name and the remote name are different; otherwise,

+        the ref name on its own will work.

 </p>

 </dd>

 </dl>

@@ -727,7 +730,7 @@ by Linus Torvalds &lt;torvalds@osdl.org&gt;</p>
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-Last updated 28-Feb-2008 00:25:43 UTC

+Last updated 23-Apr-2008 16:08:37 UTC

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