Documentation: more git push examples

Include examples of using HEAD. The order of examples
introduces new concepts one by one. This pushes the
example of deleting a ref to the end of the list.

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Anders Melchiorsen 2009-01-26 00:45:32 +01:00 committed by Junio C Hamano
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@ -191,9 +191,9 @@ git push origin master::
with it. If `master` did not exist remotely, it would be
created.
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 HEAD::
A handy way to push the current branch to the same name on the
remote.
git push origin master:satellite/master dev:satellite/dev::
Use the source ref that matches `master` (e.g. `refs/heads/master`)
@ -201,6 +201,11 @@ git push origin master:satellite/master dev:satellite/dev::
`refs/remotes/satellite/master`) in the `origin` repository, then
do the same for `dev` and `satellite/dev`.
git push origin HEAD:master::
Push the current branch to the remote ref matching `master` in the
`origin` repository. This form is convenient to push the current
branch without thinking about its local name.
git push origin master:refs/heads/experimental::
Create the branch `experimental` in the `origin` repository
by copying the current `master` branch. This form is only
@ -208,6 +213,11 @@ git push origin master:refs/heads/experimental::
the local name and the remote name are different; otherwise,
the ref name on its own will work.
git push origin :experimental::
Find a ref that matches `experimental` in the `origin` repository
(e.g. `refs/heads/experimental`), and delete it.
Author
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Written by Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>, later rewritten in C