The documentation says that "If no 'refspec' capability is advertised, there is an implied `refspec *:*`" but this is only the case for the "import" command. Since there is a comment in transport-helper.c indicating that this default is for historical reasons, change the documentation to clarify that a refspec should always be specified. Signed-off-by: John Keeping <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/gitremote-helpers.txt | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/gitremote-helpers.txt b/Documentation/gitremote-helpers.txt index 0c91aba..f506031 100644 --- a/Documentation/gitremote-helpers.txt +++ b/Documentation/gitremote-helpers.txt @@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ ref. This capability can be advertised multiple times. The first applicable refspec takes precedence. The left-hand of refspecs advertised with this capability must cover all refs reported by -the list command. If no 'refspec' capability is advertised, -there is an implied `refspec *:*`. +the list command. If a helper does not need a specific 'refspec' +capability then it should advertise `refspec *:*`. 'bidi-import':: This modifies the 'import' capability. -- 1.8.2.692.g17a9715 -- 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