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[PATCH v2 2/6] transport-helper: update refspec documentation

From
Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
Date
Apr 18, 2013, 04:14 UTC
Message-ID
<1366258473-12841-3-git-send-email-felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
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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 10 of 26 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. John KeepingApr 18, 2013
  4. Felipe ContrerasApr 18, 2013
  5. John KeepingApr 18, 2013
  6. Felipe ContrerasApr 18, 2013
  7. John KeepingApr 18, 2013
  8. Junio C HamanoApr 18, 2013
  9. Felipe ContrerasApr 18, 2013
  10. 2/6 transport-helper: update refspec documentationFelipe Contreras, Apr 18, 2013
  11. 3/6 transport-helper: clarify pushing without refspecsFelipe Contreras, Apr 18, 2013
  12. John KeepingApr 18, 2013
  13. Felipe ContrerasApr 18, 2013
  14. John KeepingApr 18, 2013
  15. Junio C HamanoApr 18, 2013
  16. John KeepingApr 18, 2013
  17. Junio C HamanoApr 18, 2013
  18. Eric SunshineApr 19, 2013
  19. Felipe ContrerasApr 19, 2013
  20. Junio C HamanoApr 19, 2013
  21. 4/6 transport-helper: warn when refspec is not usedFelipe Contreras, Apr 18, 2013
  22. Junio C HamanoApr 18, 2013
  23. Felipe ContrerasApr 18, 2013
  24. 5/6 transport-helper: trivial code shuffleFelipe Contreras, Apr 18, 2013
  25. 6/6 transport-helper: update remote helper namespaceFelipe Contreras, Apr 18, 2013
  26. Junio C HamanoApr 18, 2013

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