Re: [PATCH v2 6/6] doc: push: explain default=simple correctly

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Mathias Kunter wrote:
> Am 29.05.21 um 09:11 schrieb Felipe Contreras:
> > Now that the code has been simplified and it's clear what it's
> > actually doing, update the documentation to reflect that.
> > 
> > Namely; the simple mode only barfs when working on a centralized
> > workflow, and there's no configured upstream branch with the same name.
> > 
> > [...]
> > 
> > +* `simple` - pushes the current branch with the same name on the remote.
> > +If you are working on a centralized workflow (pushing to the same repository you
> > +pull from, which is typically `origin`), then you need to configure an upstream
> > +branch with the same name.
> 
> I'd like to remark that I personally find the following description of 
> `push.default=simple`, taken from the git push man page [1], easier to 
> understand:
> 
> > The current branch is pushed to the corresponding upstream branch, but
> > as a safety measure, the push is aborted if the upstream branch does not
> > have the same name as the local one.

Except that isn't accurate.

  git clone $url
  git checkout -b fix-1
  # do commits
  git push

Does that push the current branch to the corresponding upstream branch?

-- 
Felipe Contreras



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