[PATCH] git-remote.txt: fix wrong remote refspec
From: Namhyung Kim <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:51:31
Subsystem:
documentation, the rest · Maintainers:
Jonathan Corbet, Linus Torvalds
$GIT_DIR/remotes/<name>/HEAD should be $GIT_DIR/refs/remotes/<name>/HEAD. Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <redacted> --- Documentation/git-remote.txt | 10 +++++----- 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-remote.txt b/Documentation/git-remote.txt
index 528f34a..f5b6e8b 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-remote.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-remote.txt@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ refspec for the remote to track all branches under is created. You can give more than one `-t <branch>` to track multiple branches without grabbing all branches. + -With `-m <master>` option, `$GIT_DIR/remotes/<name>/HEAD` is set +With `-m <master>` option, `$GIT_DIR/refs/remotes/<name>/HEAD` is set up to point at remote's `<master>` branch. See also the set-head command. + When a fetch mirror is created with `\--mirror=fetch`, the refs will not
@@ -92,23 +92,23 @@ configuration settings for the remote are removed. 'set-head':: -Sets or deletes the default branch (`$GIT_DIR/remotes/<name>/HEAD`) for +Sets or deletes the default branch (`$GIT_DIR/refs/remotes/<name>/HEAD`) for the named remote. Having a default branch for a remote is not required, but allows the name of the remote to be specified in lieu of a specific branch. For example, if the default branch for `origin` is set to `master`, then `origin` may be specified wherever you would normally specify `origin/master`. + -With `-d`, `$GIT_DIR/remotes/<name>/HEAD` is deleted. +With `-d`, `$GIT_DIR/refs/remotes/<name>/HEAD` is deleted. + With `-a`, the remote is queried to determine its `HEAD`, then -`$GIT_DIR/remotes/<name>/HEAD` is set to the same branch. e.g., if the remote +`$GIT_DIR/refs/remotes/<name>/HEAD` is set to the same branch. e.g., if the remote `HEAD` is pointed at `next`, "`git remote set-head origin -a`" will set `$GIT_DIR/refs/remotes/origin/HEAD` to `refs/remotes/origin/next`. This will only work if `refs/remotes/origin/next` already exists; if not it must be fetched first. + -Use `<branch>` to set `$GIT_DIR/remotes/<name>/HEAD` explicitly. e.g., "git +Use `<branch>` to set `$GIT_DIR/refs/remotes/<name>/HEAD` explicitly. e.g., "git remote set-head origin master" will set `$GIT_DIR/refs/remotes/origin/HEAD` to `refs/remotes/origin/master`. This will only work if `refs/remotes/origin/master` already exists; if not it must be fetched first.
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