# [PATCH] git-fetch.txt: Update over git fetch example on using `+`. 1 messages from 2014-10-27 to 2014-10-27. Participants: Roberto Decurnex. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/37822 ## Roberto Decurnex, 2014-10-27 20:39 Subject: [PATCH] git-fetch.txt: Update over git fetch example on using `+`. Message-ID: <1414442356-25688-1-git-send-email-roberto.decurnex@avature.net> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/1414442356-25688-1-git-send-email-roberto.decurnex%40avature.net ``` From: Roberto Decurnex Making clear that `+` before a branch name will force the update even for non-fast-forward branches. Signed-off-by: Roberto Decurnex --- Documentation/git-fetch.txt | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git-fetch.txt b/Documentation/git-fetch.txt index 8deb614..b971a2b 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-fetch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-fetch.txt @@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ This updates (or creates, as necessary) branches `pu` and `tmp` in the local repository by fetching from the branches (respectively) `pu` and `maint` from the remote repository. + -The `pu` branch will be updated even if it is does not fast-forward, +The `pu` branch will be updated even if it is non-fast-forward, because it is prefixed with a plus sign; `tmp` will not be. * Peek at a remote's branch, without configuring the remote in your local -- 2.0.4 ```