diff --git a/Documentation/git-push.txt b/Documentation/git-push.txt index 0dd9caf867..7b8e075c42 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-push.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-push.txt @@ -117,6 +117,12 @@ git push origin master:satellite/master:: the ref that matches `satellite/master` (most likely, it would be `refs/remotes/satellite/master`) in `origin` repository with it. +git push origin master:refs/heads/experimental:: + Create the branch `experimental` in the `origin` repository + by copying the current `master` branch. This form is usually + needed to create a new branch in the remote repository as + there is no `experimental` branch to match. + Author ------ Written by Junio C Hamano , later rewritten in C