In git-push it is the remote repository and not the local repository which is fast forwarded. The description of the -f option in the git-push manpage gets it the other way round.
Signed-off-by: Jyotirmoy Bhattacharya <jyotirmoy@jyotirmoy.net> --- Documentation/git-push.txt | 2 +- 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-push.txt b/Documentation/git-push.txt index 74a0da1..0dd9caf 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-push.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-push.txt @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ the remote repository. -f, \--force:: Usually, the command refuses to update a remote ref that is - not a descendant of the local ref used to overwrite it. + not an ancestor of the local ref used to overwrite it. This flag disables the check. This can cause the remote repository to lose commits; use it with care.
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