Re: [PATCH] git-notes.txt: Explain how to transfer notes between repos

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On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 9:56 AM, Øyvind A. Holm <sunny@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The documentation for git notes did not mention anywhere how to transfer
> notes between repositories, create a section that explains this topic.
>
> Signed-off-by: Øyvind A. Holm <sunny@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> diff --git a/Documentation/git-notes.txt b/Documentation/git-notes.txt
> index 310f0a5..4237bec 100644
> --- a/Documentation/git-notes.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/git-notes.txt
> @@ -264,6 +264,45 @@ prior to the merge, these will also be removed by this notes merge
>  strategy.
>
>
> +TRANSFERRING NOTES ACROSS REPOSITORIES
> +--------------------------------------
> +
> +Notes are not transferred by default when using the standard
> +fetch/push commands, but has be done explicitly. To fetch all notes

At minimum: s/has be/has to be/

Slightly improved phrasing, perhaps:

    Notes are not transferred, by default, when using the standard
    fetch/push commands, thus must be transferred explicitly.

> +from a particular remote, use

s/use/use:/

> +------------
> +$ git fetch origin refs/notes/*:refs/notes/*
> +------------
> +
> +`git fetch` can be configured to automatically fetch notes from a
> +remote with this command:
> +
> +------------
> +$ git config --add remote.origin.fetch +refs/notes/*:refs/notes/*
> +------------
> +
> +To transfer notes to a remote repository:
> +
> +------------
> +$ git push origin refs/notes/*
> +------------
> +
> +If you don't want to fetch or push all notes stored under
> +`refs/notes/`, replace the asterisk with the specific type of notes
> +you want to transfer:
> +
> +------------
> +$ git fetch origin refs/notes/commits:refs/notes/commits
> +------------
> +
> +or
> +
> +------------
> +$ git push origin refs/notes/commits
> +------------
> +
> +
>  EXAMPLES
>  --------
>
> --
> 2.1.0.127.g0c72b98
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