# [PATCH] Correct documentation for git-push --mirror 1 messages from 2008-06-21 to 2008-06-21. Participants: Shawn O. Pearce. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/14067 ## Shawn O. Pearce, 2008-06-21 03:25 Subject: [PATCH] Correct documentation for git-push --mirror Message-ID: <20080621032525.GA10020@spearce.org> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20080621032525.GA10020%40spearce.org ``` This option behaves more like: git push $url +refs/*:refs/* then it does like: git push $url +refs/heads/*:refs/heads/* +refs/tags/*:refs/tags/* so we should document it to be more clear about that. Suggested-by: Marek Zawirski Signed-off-by: Shawn O. Pearce --- Documentation/git-push.txt | 3 ++- 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git-push.txt b/Documentation/git-push.txt index 89e0049..f3d5d88 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-push.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-push.txt @@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ nor in any Push line of the corresponding remotes file---see below). --mirror:: Instead of naming each ref to push, specifies that all - refs under `$GIT_DIR/refs/heads/` and `$GIT_DIR/refs/tags/` + refs under `$GIT_DIR/refs/` (which includes but is not + limited to `refs/heads/`, `refs/remotes/`, and `refs/tags/`) be mirrored to the remote repository. Newly created local refs will be pushed to the remote end, locally updated refs will be force updated on the remote end, and deleted refs -- 1.5.6.153.g07215 ```