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authorJ. Bruce Fields <bfields@fieldses.org>2006-01-29 20:40:50 -0500
committerJunio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>2006-01-29 17:54:43 -0800
commitf0fff36e82bc8cc12be58a0585106ee720c4dc98 (patch)
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parent075dd8ee5417899c9f41b90f0dceecdf85433468 (diff)
downloadgit-f0fff36e82bc8cc12be58a0585106ee720c4dc98.tar.gz
git push -f documentation
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-push.txt b/Documentation/git-push.txt
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@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ include::pull-fetch-param.txt[]
to be pushed.
-f, \--force::
- Usually, the command refuses to update a local ref that is
- not an ancestor of the remote ref used to overwrite it.
- This flag disables the check. What this means is that the
- local repository can lose commits; use it with care.
+ Usually, the command refuses to update a remote ref that is
+ not a descendent of the local ref used to overwrite it.
+ This flag disables the check. This can cause the
+ remote repository to lose commits; use it with care.
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