Re: [PATCH v2 6/6] doc: push: explain default=simple correctly

From: Mathias Kunter <mathiaskunter@gmail.com>
Date: May 30, 2021, 18:19 UTC
Message-ID: <acfafe6e-b0f3-ba2e-71f0-9bcc09b9d612@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20210529071115.1908310-7-felipe.contreras@gmail.com>

Am 29.05.21 um 09:11 schrieb Felipe Contreras:

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> Now that the code has been simplified and it's clear what it's
> actually doing, update the documentation to reflect that.
> 
> Namely; the simple mode only barfs when working on a centralized
> workflow, and there's no configured upstream branch with the same name.
> 
> [...]
> 
> +* `simple` - pushes the current branch with the same name on the remote.
> +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.

I'd like to remark that I personally find the following description of `push.default=simple`, taken from the git push man page [1], easier to understand:

> The current branch is pushed to the corresponding upstream branch, but
> as a safety measure, the push is aborted if the upstream branch does not
> have the same name as the local one.

[1] https://git-scm.com/docs/git-push#_description