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Re: man page for "git remote set-url" seems confusing/contradictory

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Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
Date
Apr 16, 2018, 16:14 UTC
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On Apr 16 2018, "Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@crashcourse.ca> wrote:
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> i don't understand how you can clearly set the fetch and push URLs of
> a remote independently, while the man page nonetheless insists that
> "even though they can be set differently, must still refer to the same
> place". how can they be set differently yet still must refer to the
> same place?

They could be using different transport methods. For example, for fetching the unauthenticated git: method could be used, but for pushing an authenticated method like ssh: is usually needed.

Andreas.
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  1. Robert P. J. DayApr 16, 2018
  2. Andreas SchwabApr 16, 2018
  3. Robert P. J. DayApr 16, 2018
  4. Jacob KellerApr 16, 2018
  5. Junio C HamanoApr 16, 2018
  6. Jacob KellerApr 17, 2018
  7. Robert P. J. DayApr 17, 2018
  8. Jacob KellerApr 17, 2018
  9. Junio C HamanoApr 18, 2018
  10. Todd ZullingerApr 18, 2018
  11. Martin ÅgrenApr 19, 2018
  12. doc/clone: update caption for GIT URLS cross-referenceTodd Zullinger, Apr 19, 2018

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