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diff --git a/Documentation/git-push.txt b/Documentation/git-push.txt index 48570242fb..658ff2ff67 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-push.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-push.txt @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ OPTIONS[[OPTIONS]] + The <src> is often the name of the branch you would want to push, but it can be any arbitrary "SHA-1 expression", such as `master~4` or -`HEAD` (see linkgit:git-rev-parse[1]). +`HEAD` (see linkgit:gitrevisions[1]). + The <dst> tells which ref on the remote side is updated with this push. Arbitrary expressions cannot be used here, an actual ref must @@ -200,16 +200,29 @@ summary:: For a successfully pushed ref, the summary shows the old and new values of the ref in a form suitable for using as an argument to `git log` (this is `<old>..<new>` in most cases, and - `<old>...<new>` for forced non-fast-forward updates). For a - failed update, more details are given for the failure. - The string `rejected` indicates that git did not try to send the - ref at all (typically because it is not a fast-forward). The - string `remote rejected` indicates that the remote end refused - the update; this rejection is typically caused by a hook on the - remote side. The string `remote failure` indicates that the - remote end did not report the successful update of the ref - (perhaps because of a temporary error on the remote side, a - break in the network connection, or other transient error). + `<old>...<new>` for forced non-fast-forward updates). ++ +For a failed update, more details are given: ++ +-- +rejected:: + Git did not try to send the ref at all, typically because it + is not a fast-forward and you did not force the update. + +remote rejected:: + The remote end refused the update. Usually caused by a hook + on the remote side, or because the remote repository has one + of the following safety options in effect: + `receive.denyCurrentBranch` (for pushes to the checked out + branch), `receive.denyNonFastForwards` (for forced + non-fast-forward updates), `receive.denyDeletes` or + `receive.denyDeleteCurrent`. See linkgit:git-config[1]. + +remote failure:: + The remote end did not report the successful update of the ref, + perhaps because of a temporary error on the remote side, a + break in the network connection, or other transient error. +-- from:: The name of the local ref being pushed, minus its |