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[PATCH 6/7] Documentation: mention branches rather than heads

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AMAnders Melchiorsen <mail@cup.kalibalik.dk>
Date
Oct 29, 2008, 20:25 UTC
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Most of the git push page talks about branches, so make it consistent also in this paragraph.

Signed-off-by: Anders Melchiorsen <mail@cup.kalibalik.dk>
---
 Documentation/git-push.txt |    4 ++--
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-push.txt b/Documentation/git-push.txt
index 52035db..4e339c7 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-push.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-push.txt
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ Pushing an empty <src> allows you to delete the <dst> ref from
 the remote repository.
 +
 The special refspec `:` (or `+:` to allow non-fast forward updates)
-directs git to push "matching" heads: for every head that exists on
-the local side, the remote side is updated if a head of the same name
+directs git to push "matching" branches: for every branch that exists on
+the local side, the remote side is updated if a branch of the same name
 already exists on the remote side.  This is the default operation mode
 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).
-- 
1.6.0.2.514.g23abd3
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Message 7 of 15 in “Some updates to refspec documentation”
  1. Anders MelchiorsenOct 29, 2008
  2. 1/7 Documentation: do not use regexp in refspec descriptionsAnders Melchiorsen, Oct 29, 2008
  3. 2/7 Documentation: git push repository can also be a remoteAnders Melchiorsen, Oct 29, 2008
  4. 3/7 Documentation: rework SHA1 description in git pushAnders Melchiorsen, Oct 29, 2008
  5. 4/7 Documentation: remove a redundant elaborationAnders Melchiorsen, Oct 29, 2008
  6. 5/7 Documentation: elaborate on pushing tagsAnders Melchiorsen, Oct 29, 2008
  7. 6/7 Documentation: mention branches rather than headsAnders Melchiorsen, Oct 29, 2008
  8. 7/7 Documentation: avoid using undefined parametersAnders Melchiorsen, Oct 29, 2008
  9. Daniel BarkalowOct 29, 2008
  10. Junio C HamanoOct 31, 2008
  11. Anders MelchiorsenNov 2, 2008
  12. Junio C HamanoOct 31, 2008
  13. Anders MelchiorsenNov 2, 2008
  14. Anders MelchiorsenOct 29, 2008
  15. Anders MelchiorsenOct 29, 2008

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