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* mm/push-force-is-dangerous:
  Documentation/git-push.txt: explain better cases where --force is dangerous
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Junio C Hamano 2013-06-26 15:07:38 -07:00
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@ -136,6 +136,15 @@ already exists on the remote side.
not an ancestor 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 This flag disables the check. This can cause the
remote repository to lose commits; use it with care. remote repository to lose commits; use it with care.
Note that `--force` applies to all the refs that are pushed,
hence using it with `push.default` set to `matching` or with
multiple push destinations configured with `remote.*.push`
may overwrite refs other than the current branch (including
local refs that are strictly behind their remote counterpart).
To force a push to only one branch, use a `+` in front of the
refspec to push (e.g `git push origin +master` to force a push
to the `master` branch). See the `<refspec>...` section above
for details.


--repo=<repository>:: --repo=<repository>::
This option is only relevant if no <repository> argument is This option is only relevant if no <repository> argument is