[PATCH v3 7/7] doc: push: explain default=simple correctly

From

Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>

Date

May 31, 2021, 19:32 UTC

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<20210531193237.216726-8-felipe.contreras@gmail.com>

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<20210531193237.216726-1-felipe.contreras@gmail.com>

Cc: Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
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 Documentation/config/push.txt | 13 ++++++-------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/config/push.txt b/Documentation/config/push.txt
index f2667b2689..632033638c 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/push.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/push.txt
@@ -24,15 +24,14 @@ push.default::
 
 * `tracking` - This is a deprecated synonym for `upstream`.
 
-* `simple` - in centralized workflow, work like `upstream` with an
-  added safety to refuse to push if the upstream branch's name is
-  different from the local one.
+* `simple` - pushes the current branch with the same name on the remote.
 +
-When pushing to a remote that is different from the remote you normally
-pull from, work as `current`.  This is the safest option and is suited
-for beginners.
+If you are working on a centralized workflow (pushing to the same repository you
+pull from, which is typically `origin`), then you need to configure an upstream
+branch with the same name.
 +
-This mode has become the default in Git 2.0.
+This mode is the default since Git 2.0, and is the safest option suited for
+beginners.
 
 * `matching` - push all branches having the same name on both ends.
   This makes the repository you are pushing to remember the set of

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