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Re: [PATCH] git-push: fix the documentation to explain all the status flags

From: Junio C Hamano <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:48:12

Larry D'Anna [off-list ref] writes:
git-push prints a flag indicating the status of each ref that was pushed, or
attempted to be pushed.  The documentation did not correctly list all of the
possible flags.
---
Thanks.

I assume it is Ok to copy your sign-off from your other messages ;-)
quoted hunk
@@ -176,12 +176,17 @@ If --porcelain is used, then each line of the output is of the form:
  <flag> \t <from>:<to> \t <summary> (<reason>)
 -------------------------------
 
+The status of up to date refs is shown only if --porcelain or --verbose is used.
+
 flag::
 	A single character indicating the status of the ref. This is
-	blank for a successfully pushed ref, `!` for a ref that was
-	rejected or failed to push, and '=' for a ref that was up to
-	date and did not need pushing (note that the status of up to
-	date refs is shown only when `git push` is running verbosely).
+[horizontal]
+	" " (space)::: for a successfully pushed fast-forward
Both [horizontal] and three colons are something we never have used in the
existing documentation set.  How confident are you that various versions
of deployed AsciiDoc people would use all support this?

I am not _complaining_; I am just being cautious to see if I have to look
into the issue myself (if your answer is "not at all") or not (otherwise).
+	"+"::: for a successful forced update
+	"-"::: for a successfully deleted ref
+	"*"::: for a successfully pushed new ref
+	"!"::: for a ref that was rejected or failed to push
+	"="::: for a ref that was up to date and did not need pushing
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