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Docs: move git url and remotes text to separate sections

The sections on git urls and remotes files in the git-fetch,
git-pull, and git-push manpages seem long enough to be worth a
manpage section of their own.

Signed-off-by: J. Bruce Fields <bfields@citi.umich.edu>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
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J. Bruce Fields 19 years ago committed by Junio C Hamano
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  1. 2
      Documentation/git-fetch.txt
  2. 3
      Documentation/git-pull.txt
  3. 5
      Documentation/git-push.txt
  4. 3
      Documentation/pull-fetch-param.txt
  5. 32
      Documentation/urls.txt

2
Documentation/git-fetch.txt

@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ include::fetch-options.txt[] @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ include::fetch-options.txt[]

include::pull-fetch-param.txt[]


include::urls.txt[]

SEE ALSO
--------

3
Documentation/git-pull.txt

@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ include::fetch-options.txt[] @@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ include::fetch-options.txt[]

include::pull-fetch-param.txt[]

include::merge-strategies.txt[]
include::urls.txt[]

include::merge-strategies.txt[]

EXAMPLES
--------

5
Documentation/git-push.txt

@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ documentation for gitlink:git-receive-pack[1]. @@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ documentation for gitlink:git-receive-pack[1].
OPTIONS
-------
<repository>::
The "remote" repository that is destination of a push operation.
include::urls.txt[]
The "remote" repository that is destination of a push
operation. See the section <<URLS,GIT URLS>> below.

<refspec>::
The canonical format of a <refspec> parameter is
@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ Some short-cut notations are also supported. @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ Some short-cut notations are also supported.
This flag disables the check. This can cause the
remote repository to lose commits; use it with care.

include::urls.txt[]

Author
------

3
Documentation/pull-fetch-param.txt

@ -1,7 +1,6 @@ @@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
<repository>::
The "remote" repository that is the source of a fetch
or pull operation.
include::urls.txt[]
or pull operation. See the section <<URLS,GIT URLS>> below.

<refspec>::
The canonical format of a <refspec> parameter is

32
Documentation/urls.txt

@ -1,6 +1,9 @@ @@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
GIT URLS[[URLS]]
----------------

One of the following notations can be used
to name the remote repository:
+

===============================================================
- rsync://host.xz/path/to/repo.git/
- http://host.xz/path/to/repo.git/
@ -11,39 +14,42 @@ to name the remote repository: @@ -11,39 +14,42 @@ to name the remote repository:
- ssh://host.xz/~user/path/to/repo.git/
- ssh://host.xz/~/path/to/repo.git
===============================================================
+

SSH Is the default transport protocol and also supports an
scp-like syntax. Both syntaxes support username expansion,
as does the native git protocol. The following three are
identical to the last three above, respectively:
+

===============================================================
- host.xz:/path/to/repo.git/
- host.xz:~user/path/to/repo.git/
- host.xz:path/to/repo.git
===============================================================
+

To sync with a local directory, use:
+

===============================================================
- /path/to/repo.git/
===============================================================
+

REMOTES
-------

In addition to the above, as a short-hand, the name of a
file in `$GIT_DIR/remotes` directory can be given; the
named file should be in the following format:
+

URL: one of the above URL format
Push: <refspec>
Pull: <refspec>
+
When such a short-hand is specified in place of

Then such a short-hand is specified in place of
<repository> without <refspec> parameters on the command
line, <refspec> specified on `Push:` lines or `Pull:`
lines are used for `git-push` and `git-fetch`/`git-pull`,
respectively. Multiple `Push:` and and `Pull:` lines may
be specified for additional branch mappings.
+

The name of a file in `$GIT_DIR/branches` directory can be
specified as an older notation short-hand; the named
file should contain a single line, a URL in one of the
@ -52,11 +58,11 @@ name of remote head (URL fragment notation). @@ -52,11 +58,11 @@ name of remote head (URL fragment notation).
`$GIT_DIR/branches/<remote>` file that stores a <url>
without the fragment is equivalent to have this in the
corresponding file in the `$GIT_DIR/remotes/` directory.
+

URL: <url>
Pull: refs/heads/master:<remote>
+

while having `<url>#<head>` is equivalent to
+

URL: <url>
Pull: refs/heads/<head>:<remote>

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