Merge branch 'rr/cvsexportcommit-w'

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

diff --git a/Documentation/git-push.txt b/Documentation/git-push.txt
index 0dd9caf86799e1648fde8895af918f6f4806d202..4a68aaba342bd1155beb2ae72fd81c701e6c80eb 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-push.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-push.txt
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ git-push - Update remote refs along with associated objects
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-'git-push' [--all] [--tags] [--receive-pack=<git-receive-pack>]
-           [--repo=all] [-f | --force] [-v] [<repository> <refspec>...]
+'git-push' [--all] [--dry-run] [--tags] [--receive-pack=<git-receive-pack>]
+           [--repo=all] [-f | --force] [-v | --verbose] [<repository> <refspec>...]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ even if it does not result in a fast forward update.
 Note: If no explicit refspec is found, (that is neither
 on the command line nor in any Push line of the
 corresponding remotes file---see below), then all the
-refs that exist both on the local side and on the remote
+heads that exist both on the local side and on the remote
 side are updated.
 +
 `tag <tag>` means the same as `refs/tags/<tag>:refs/tags/<tag>`.
@@ -61,7 +61,10 @@ the remote repository.
 
 \--all::
        Instead of naming each ref to push, specifies that all
-       refs be pushed.
+       refs under `$GIT_DIR/refs/heads/` be pushed.
+
+\--dry-run::
+       Do everything except actually send the updates.
 
 \--tags::
        All refs under `$GIT_DIR/refs/tags` are pushed, in
@@ -92,7 +95,7 @@ the remote repository.
        transfer spends extra cycles to minimize the number of
        objects to be sent and meant to be used on slower connection.
 
--v::
+-v, \--verbose::
        Run verbosely.
 
 include::urls-remotes.txt[]
@@ -117,6 +120,12 @@ git push origin master:satellite/master::
        the ref that matches `satellite/master` (most likely, it would
        be `refs/remotes/satellite/master`) in `origin` repository with it.
 
+git push origin master:refs/heads/experimental::
+       Create the branch `experimental` in the `origin` repository
+       by copying the current `master` branch.  This form is usually
+       needed to create a new branch in the remote repository as
+       there is no `experimental` branch to match.
+
 Author
 ------
 Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>, later rewritten in C