line. Possible values are:
+
* `nothing` - do not push anything.
-* `matching` - push all matching branches.
- All branches having the same name in both ends are considered to be
- matching. This is the default.
+* `matching` - push all branches having the same name in both ends.
+ This is for those who prepare all the branches into a publishable
+ shape and then push them out with a single command. It is not
+ appropriate for pushing into a repository shared by multiple users,
+ since locally stalled branches will attempt a non-fast forward push
+ if other users updated the branch. This is the default.
+* `simple` - like `upstream`, but refuses to push if the upstream
+ branch's name is different from the local one. This is the safest
+ option and is well-suited for beginners.
* `upstream` - push the current branch to its upstream branch.
-* `tracking` - deprecated synonym for `upstream`.
+ With this, `git push` will update the same remote ref as the one which
+ is merged by `git pull`, making `push` and `pull` symmetrical.
+ See "branch.<name>.merge" for how to configure the upstream branch.
* `current` - push the current branch to a branch of the same name.
+ +
+ The `simple`, `current` and `upstream` modes are for those who want to
+ push out a single branch after finishing work, even when the other
+ branches are not yet ready to be pushed out. If you are working with
+ other people to push into the same shared repository, you would want
+ to use one of these.
rebase.stat::
Whether to show a diffstat of what changed upstream since the last