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Docs: Expand explanation of the use of + in git push refspecs.

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Signed-off-by: Marc Branchaud <marcnarc@xiplink.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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@ -48,17 +48,19 @@ push. Arbitrary expressions cannot be used here, an actual ref must
be named. If `:`<dst> is omitted, the same ref as <src> will be
updated.
+
The object referenced by <src> is used to fast forward the ref <dst>
on the remote side. If the optional leading plus `{plus}` is used, the
remote ref is updated even if it does not result in a fast forward
update.
The object referenced by <src> is used to update the <dst> reference
on the remote side, but by default this is only allowed if the
update can fast forward <dst>. By having the optional leading `{plus}`,
you can tell git to update the <dst> ref even when the update is not a
fast forward. This does *not* attempt to merge <src> into <dst>. See
EXAMPLES below for details.
+
`tag <tag>` means the same as `refs/tags/<tag>:refs/tags/<tag>`.
+
Pushing an empty <src> allows you to delete the <dst> ref from
the remote repository.
+
The special refspec `:` (or `+:` to allow non-fast forward updates)
The special refspec `:` (or `{plus}:` to allow non-fast forward updates)
directs git to push "matching" branches: for every branch that exists on
the local side, the remote side is updated if a branch of the same name
already exists on the remote side. This is the default operation mode
@ -218,6 +220,30 @@ git push origin :experimental::
Find a ref that matches `experimental` in the `origin` repository
(e.g. `refs/heads/experimental`), and delete it.
git push origin {plus}dev:master::
Update the origin repository's master branch with the dev branch,
allowing non-fast forward updates. *This can leave unreferenced
commits dangling in the origin repository.* Consider the
following situation, where a fast forward is not possible:
+
----
o---o---o---A---B origin/master
\
X---Y---Z dev
----
+
The above command would change the origin repository to
+
----
A---B (unnamed branch)
/
o---o---o---X---Y---Z master
----
+
Commits A and B would no longer belong to a branch with a symbolic name,
and so would be unreachable. As such, these commits would be removed by
a `git gc` command on the origin repository.
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