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Documentation: simplify refspec format description

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The refspec format description was a mix of regexp and BNF, making it
very difficult to read. The format was also wrong: it did not show
that each part of a refspec is optional in different situations.

Rather than having a confusing grammar, just present the format in
informal prose.

Signed-off-by: Anders Melchiorsen <mail@cup.kalibalik.dk>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Junio C Hamano 2009-01-25 22:25:20 -08:00
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Documentation/git-push.txt
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of a remote (see the section <<REMOTES,REMOTES>> below).
<refspec>...::
The canonical format of a <refspec> parameter is
`+?<src>:<dst>`; that is, an optional plus `{plus}`, followed
by the source ref, followed by a colon `:`, followed by
the destination ref.
The format of a <refspec> parameter is an optional plus
`{plus}`, followed by the source ref <src>, followed
by a colon `:`, followed by the destination ref <dst>.
It is used to specify with what <src> object the <dst> ref
in the remote repository is to be updated.
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The <src> side represents the source branch (or arbitrary
"SHA1 expression", such as `master~4` (four parents before the

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Documentation/pull-fetch-param.txt
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@ -5,15 +5,14 @@
of a remote (see the section <<REMOTES,REMOTES>> below).
<refspec>::
The canonical format of a <refspec> parameter is
`+?<src>:<dst>`; that is, an optional plus `{plus}`, followed
by the source ref, followed by a colon `:`, followed by
the destination ref.
The format of a <refspec> parameter is an optional plus
`{plus}`, followed by the source ref <src>, followed
by a colon `:`, followed by the destination ref <dst>.
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The remote ref that matches <src>
is fetched, and if <dst> is not empty string, the local
ref that matches it is fast forwarded using <src>.
Again, if the optional plus `+` is used, the local ref
If the optional plus `+` is used, the local ref
is updated even if it does not result in a fast forward
update.
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