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[PATCH v2 1/9] Documentation/git-push.txt: Document when --signed may fail

From
Dave Borowitz <dborowitz@google.com>
Date
Aug 19, 2015, 15:26 UTC
Message-ID
<1439998007-28719-2-git-send-email-dborowitz@google.com>
In-Reply-To
<1439998007-28719-1-git-send-email-dborowitz@google.com>

Like --atomic, --signed will fail if the server does not advertise the necessary capability. In addition, it requires gpg on the client side.

Signed-off-by: Dave Borowitz <dborowitz@google.com>
---
 Documentation/git-push.txt | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-push.txt b/Documentation/git-push.txt
index 135d810..da0a98d 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-push.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-push.txt
@@ -137,7 +137,9 @@ already exists on the remote side.
 	GPG-sign the push request to update refs on the receiving
 	side, to allow it to be checked by the hooks and/or be
 	logged.  See linkgit:git-receive-pack[1] for the details
-	on the receiving end.
+	on the receiving end.  If the attempt to sign with `gpg` fails,
+	or if the server does not support signed pushes, the push will
+	fail.
 
 --[no-]atomic::
 	Use an atomic transaction on the remote side if available.

-- 
2.5.0.276.gf5e568e
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  1. 0/9 Flags and config to sign pushes by defaultDave Borowitz, Aug 19, 2015
  2. 1/9 Documentation/git-push.txt: Document when --signed may failDave Borowitz, Aug 19, 2015
  3. 2/9 Documentation/git-send-pack.txt: Flow long synopsis lineDave Borowitz, Aug 19, 2015
  4. Junio C HamanoAug 19, 2015
  5. Dave BorowitzAug 19, 2015
  6. Junio C HamanoAug 19, 2015
  7. Junio C HamanoSep 11, 2015
  8. 3/9 Documentation/git-send-pack.txt: Document --signedDave Borowitz, Aug 19, 2015
  9. 4/9 gitremote-helpers.txt: Document pushcert optionDave Borowitz, Aug 19, 2015
  10. 5/9 transport: Remove git_transport_options.push_certDave Borowitz, Aug 19, 2015
  11. 6/9 config.c: Expose git_parse_maybe_boolDave Borowitz, Aug 19, 2015
  12. 7/9 builtin/send-pack.c: Use option parsing APIDave Borowitz, Aug 19, 2015
  13. Stefan BellerAug 19, 2015
  14. Dave BorowitzAug 19, 2015
  15. Jeff KingAug 21, 2015
  16. 8/9 Support signing pushes iff the server supports itDave Borowitz, Aug 19, 2015
  17. Junio C HamanoAug 19, 2015
  18. Dave BorowitzAug 19, 2015
  19. 9/9 Add a config option push.gpgSign for default signed pushesDave Borowitz, Aug 19, 2015

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