Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> writes: >> +Note the addition of the `+` sign. Alternatively, you can use the >> +`-f` flag to force the remote update, as in: >> + >> +------------------------------------------------- >> +$ git push -f ssh://yourserver.com/~you/proj.git master >> +------------------------------------------------- >> + > > I didn't check the surrounding examples but would it make it a bit > too advanced to make the example flow push out more than one > branches here (perhaps he is also updating the 'maint' branch)? > Then use of "--force" can be explained as "Instead of adding + to > each and every refs to be pushed, you can use a single -f to force > everything." Now I have. This is after a "git push" failed, saying that 'master' does not fast forward, and attempting to push the 'master' out forcibly. There is little risk the user would get confused and say "push -f $there master some-other-branch" in the context of this flow. So I think the patch is good, but others may have comments, so I'll let the patch floating on the list for now. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html