git push -f documentation

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>

diff --git a/Documentation/git-push.txt b/Documentation/git-push.txt
index 2254bac16e65e6a0a097b6fef80aed6e1d6887d4..29fa30752eaa3593b514af61045c87ea0fc58edf 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-push.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-push.txt
@@ -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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