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[PATCH 2/6] transport-helper: update refspec documentation

From
Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
Date
Apr 18, 2013, 00:05 UTC
Message-ID
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The refspec capability is not only used by 'import', also by 'export', and it's recommend in both.

Signed-off-by: Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/gitremote-helpers.txt | 10 +++++-----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/gitremote-helpers.txt b/Documentation/gitremote-helpers.txt
index 0c91aba..ba7240c 100644
--- a/Documentation/gitremote-helpers.txt
+++ b/Documentation/gitremote-helpers.txt
@@ -159,11 +159,11 @@ Miscellaneous capabilities
 	carried out.
 
 'refspec' <refspec>::
-	This modifies the 'import' capability, allowing the produced
-	fast-import stream to modify refs in a private namespace
-	instead of writing to refs/heads or refs/remotes directly.
-	It is recommended that all importers providing the 'import'
-	capability use this.
+	For remote helpers that implement 'import' or 'export', this capability
+	allows the refs to be constrained to a private namespace, instead of
+	writing to refs/heads or refs/remotes directly.
+	It is recommended that all importers providing the 'import' or 'export'
+	capabilities use this.
 +
 A helper advertising the capability
 `refspec refs/heads/*:refs/svn/origin/branches/*`
-- 
1.8.2.1.679.g509521a
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Message 7 of 14 in “transport-helper: some clarifications and a fix”
  1. 0/6 transport-helper: some clarifications and a fixFelipe Contreras, Apr 18, 2013
  2. 1/6 transport-helper: clarify *:* refspecFelipe Contreras, Apr 18, 2013
  3. Thomas RastApr 18, 2013
  4. Felipe ContrerasApr 18, 2013
  5. Thomas RastApr 18, 2013
  6. Felipe ContrerasApr 18, 2013
  7. 2/6 transport-helper: update refspec documentationFelipe Contreras, Apr 18, 2013
  8. 3/6 transport-helper: clarify pushing without refspecsFelipe Contreras, Apr 18, 2013
  9. Sverre RabbelierApr 18, 2013
  10. Stefano LattariniApr 18, 2013
  11. 4/6 transport-helper: warn when refspec is not usedFelipe Contreras, Apr 18, 2013
  12. 5/6 transport-helper: trivial code shuffleFelipe Contreras, Apr 18, 2013
  13. 6/6 transport-helper: update remote helper namespaceFelipe Contreras, Apr 18, 2013
  14. Felipe ContrerasApr 18, 2013

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