From a597fb0e713d172a34efb4bf6f65cf2f64cf4536 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Junio C Hamano Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2007 15:07:35 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Strongly discourage --update-head-ok in fetch-options documentation. "Use it with care" is a wrong wording to say "this is purely internal and you are supposed to know what you are doing if you use this". Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- Documentation/fetch-options.txt | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/fetch-options.txt b/Documentation/fetch-options.txt index 13f34d3ca..39bf77fbe 100644 --- a/Documentation/fetch-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/fetch-options.txt @@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ -u, \--update-head-ok:: By default `git-fetch` refuses to update the head which corresponds to the current branch. This flag disables the - check. Note that fetching into the current branch will not - update the index and working directory, so use it with care. + check. This is purely for the internal use for `git-pull` + to communicate with `git-fetch`, and unless you are + implementing your own Porcelain you are not supposed to + use it. -- 2.30.2