Re: man page for "git remote set-url" seems confusing/contradictory
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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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- Apr 18, 2018, 00:06 UTC
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Jacob Keller <jacob.keller@gmail.com> writes:
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> Maybe something like: > > "Note that the push URL and the fetch URL, even though they can be set > differently, are expected to refer to the same repository. For > example, the fetch URL might use an unauthenticated transport, while > the push URL generally requires authentication" Then follow this bit > with the mention of multiple remotes. > > (I think "repository" conveys the meaning better than "place". > Technically, the URLs can be completely different as long as they end > up contacting the same real server repository.)
Sounds sensible. Let's see if there is any further input and then somebody pleaes wrap this up in a final patch ;-)