Do not merge random set of refs out of wildcarded refs

diff --git a/Documentation/git-push.txt b/Documentation/git-push.txt
index 7e9452efe1f82a34fb5d2e5eff847bd93a1260f6..197f4b512fbcc969901034e47efa6acefdc5e0ac 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-push.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-push.txt
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ git-push(1)
 
 NAME
 ----
-git-push - Update remote refs along with associated objects.
+git-push - Update remote refs along with associated objects
 
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-'git-push' [--all] [--tags] [--force] <repository> <refspec>...
+'git-push' [--all] [--tags] [-f | --force] <repository> <refspec>...
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ DESCRIPTION
 Updates remote refs using local refs, while sending objects
 necessary to complete the given refs.
 
-You can make "interesting" things to happen on the repository
+You can make interesting things happen to a repository
 every time you push into it, by setting up 'hooks' there.  See
 documentation for gitlink:git-receive-pack[1].
 
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ documentation for gitlink:git-receive-pack[1].
 OPTIONS
 -------
 <repository>::
-       The "remote" repository that is destination of a push operation.
-include::urls.txt[]
+       The "remote" repository that is destination of a push
+       operation.  See the section <<URLS,GIT URLS>> below.
 
 <refspec>::
        The canonical format of a <refspec> parameter is
@@ -43,16 +43,24 @@ to fast forward the remote ref that matches <dst>.  If
 the optional plus `+` is used, the remote ref is updated
 even if it does not result in a fast forward update.
 +
-Some short-cut notations are also supported.
+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
+side are updated.
++
+`tag <tag>` means the same as `refs/tags/<tag>:refs/tags/<tag>`.
 +
-* `tag <tag>` means the same as `refs/tags/<tag>:refs/tags/<tag>`.
-* A parameter <ref> without a colon is equivalent to
-  <ref>`:`<ref>, hence updates <ref> in the destination from <ref>
-  in the source.
+A parameter <ref> without a colon is equivalent to
+<ref>`:`<ref>, hence updates <ref> in the destination from <ref>
+in the source.
++
+Pushing an empty <src> allows you to delete the <dst> ref from
+the remote repository.
 
 \--all::
-       Instead of naming each ref to push, specifies all refs
-       to be pushed.
+       Instead of naming each ref to push, specifies that all
+       refs be pushed.
 
 \--tags::
        All refs under `$GIT_DIR/refs/tags` are pushed, in
@@ -61,14 +69,16 @@ Some short-cut notations are also supported.
 
 -f, \--force::
        Usually, the command refuses to update a remote ref that is
-       not a descendent of the local ref used to overwrite it.
+       not a descendant 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.
 
+include::urls.txt[]
 
 Author
 ------
-Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
+Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>, later rewritten in C
+by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
 
 Documentation
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