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

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
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 ;-)

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Message 9 of 12 in “man page for "git remote set-url" seems confusing/contradictory”
  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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