NAME
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-git-push - Update remote refs along with associated objects.
+git-push - Update remote refs along with associated objects
SYNOPSIS
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-'git-push' [--all] [--tags] [--force] <repository> <refspec>...
+'git-push' [--all] [--tags] [-f | --force] <repository> <refspec>...
DESCRIPTION
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refs that exist both on the local side and on the remote
side are updated.
+
-Some short-cut notations are also supported.
+`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 that all
-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.
Author
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-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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