From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2013 19:53:45 GMT
Subject: Re: [RFD] Making "git push [--force/--delete]" safer?
Message-ID: <7vmwq3e7xy.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org>
In-Reply-To: <51D413BA.6080709@viscovery.net>

Johannes Sixt <j.sixt@viscovery.net> writes:

> I don't think that is necessary. We already have *two* options to
> force-push a ref: the + in front of refspec, and --force.

They mean exactly the same thing; the only difference being that "+"
prefix is per target ref, while "--force" covers everything, acting
as a mere short-hand to add "+" to everything you push.

If the "--lockref/--update-only-if-ref-is-still-there" option
defeats "--force", it should defeat "+src:dst" exactly the same way.