Merge branch 'jc/deprecate-old-syntax-from-merge'

[git.git] / Documentation / git-pull.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/git-pull.txt b/Documentation/git-pull.txt
index 7578623edba9e2ddc5232f1a981bcb297182638d..b93201158fa6fda914b6093af5911b7884328838 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-pull.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-pull.txt
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ Also note that options meant for 'git-pull' itself and underlying
 
 OPTIONS
 -------
+
+Options related to merging
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
 include::merge-options.txt[]
 
 :git-pull: 1
@@ -47,6 +51,9 @@ unless you have read linkgit:git-rebase[1] carefully.
 --no-rebase::
        Override earlier --rebase.
 
+Options related to fetching
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
 include::fetch-options.txt[]
 
 include::pull-fetch-param.txt[]
@@ -131,54 +138,13 @@ $ git pull origin next
 ------------------------------------------------
 +
 This leaves a copy of `next` temporarily in FETCH_HEAD, but
-does not update any remote-tracking branches.
-
-* Bundle local branch `fixes` and `enhancements` on top of
-  the current branch, making an Octopus merge:
-+
-------------------------------------------------
-$ git pull . fixes enhancements
-------------------------------------------------
-+
-This `git pull .` syntax is equivalent to `git merge`.
-
-* Merge local branch `obsolete` into the current branch, using `ours`
-  merge strategy:
-+
-------------------------------------------------
-$ git pull -s ours . obsolete
-------------------------------------------------
-
-* Merge local branch `maint` into the current branch, but do not make
-  a commit automatically:
+does not update any remote-tracking branches. Using remote-tracking
+branches, the same can be done by invoking fetch and merge:
 +
 ------------------------------------------------
-$ git pull --no-commit . maint
+$ git fetch origin
+$ git merge origin/next
 ------------------------------------------------
-+
-This can be used when you want to include further changes to the
-merge, or want to write your own merge commit message.
-+
-You should refrain from abusing this option to sneak substantial
-changes into a merge commit.  Small fixups like bumping
-release/version name would be acceptable.
-
-* Command line pull of multiple branches from one repository:
-+
-------------------------------------------------
-$ git checkout master
-$ git fetch origin +pu:pu maint:tmp
-$ git pull . tmp
-------------------------------------------------
-+
-This updates (or creates, as necessary) branches `pu` and `tmp` in
-the local repository by fetching from the branches (respectively)
-`pu` and `maint` from the remote repository.
-+
-The `pu` branch will be updated even if it is does not fast-forward;
-the others will not be.
-+
-The final command then merges the newly fetched `tmp` into master.
 
 
 If you tried a pull which resulted in a complex conflicts and