From: J. Bruce Fields Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 01:40:50 +0000 (-0500) Subject: git push -f documentation X-Git-Tag: v1.1.6^2 X-Git-Url: https://git.tokkee.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=f0fff36e82bc8cc12be58a0585106ee720c4dc98;p=git.git git push -f documentation Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- diff --git a/Documentation/git-push.txt b/Documentation/git-push.txt index 2254bac16..29fa30752 100644 --- 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. Author