This command is usually not invoked directly by the end user.
The UI for the protocol is on the 'git-send-pack' side, and the
program pair is meant to be used to push updates to remote
-repository. For pull operations, see 'git-fetch-pack' and
-'git-clone-pack'.
+repository. For pull operations, see 'git-fetch-pack'.
The command allows for creation and fast forwarding of sha1 refs
(heads/tags) on the remote end (strictly speaking, it is the
There are other real-world examples of using update and
post-update hooks found in the Documentation/howto directory.
+git-receive-pack honours the receive.denyNonFastforwards flag, which
+tells it if updates to a ref should be denied if they are not fast-forwards.
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