Re: push.default documented in "man git-push"?

[David Glasser <glasser@davidglasser.net>]

Thanks Junio! Note that I think the word is usually spelled
"controlled" not "controled".

On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 11:34 AM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
> Ramkumar Ramachandra <artagnon@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> David Glasser wrote:
>>> Thanks Rankumar! There's also the reference in the "git push origin"
>>> example and the "This is the default operation mode if no explicit
>>> refspec is found".
>>
>> Sorry;  here's a revised patch.
>>
>> --8<--
>
> FYI: the above is not a scissors line.
>
>> From: Ramkumar Ramachandra <artagnon@gmail.com>
>> Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2012 21:06:05 +0530
>> Subject: [PATCH] Documentation: mention `push.default` in git-push.txt
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Ramkumar Ramachandra <artagnon@gmail.com>
>> ---
>>  Documentation/git-push.txt | 8 +++++---
>>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/Documentation/git-push.txt b/Documentation/git-push.txt
>> index cb97cc1..e1e9aca 100644
>> --- a/Documentation/git-push.txt
>> +++ b/Documentation/git-push.txt
>> @@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ OPTIONS[[OPTIONS]]
>>         `+`, followed by the source ref <src>, followed
>>         by a colon `:`, followed by the destination ref <dst>.
>>         It is used to specify with what <src> object the <dst> ref
>> -       in the remote repository is to be updated.
>> +       in the remote repository is to be updated.  If not specified,
>> +       the configuration variable `push.default` is used.
>
> I think this is way suboptimal; it is begging users to do this
>
>         [push]
>                 default = frotz:xyzzy
>
> by making it sound as if push.default gives a default for <refs>.
>
>> @@ -65,7 +66,8 @@ directs git to push "matching" branches: for every
>> branch that
>>  the local side, the remote side is updated if a branch of the same name
>>  already exists on the remote side.  This is the default operation mode
>>  if no explicit refspec is found (that is neither on the command line
>> -nor in any Push line of the corresponding remotes file---see below).
>> +nor in any Push line of the corresponding remotes file, or `push.default`
>> +---see below).
>
> Likewise.  The added part should not be inside the parentheses,
> which is about what the value used for refspec.  `push.default` is
> about what happens when there is _no_ refspec.
>
> I'll queue this instead.  Thanks.
>
> -- >8 --
> From: Ramkumar Ramachandra <artagnon@gmail.com>
> Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2012 21:08:00 +0530
> Subject: [PATCH] Documentation: mention `push.default` in git-push.txt
>
> It already is listed in the "git config" documentation, but people
> interested in pushing would first look at "git push" documentation.
>
> Noticed-by: David Glasser
> Signed-off-by: Ramkumar Ramachandra <artagnon@gmail.com>
> Acked-by: Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@grenoble-inp.fr>
> Fixed-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
> ---
>  Documentation/git-push.txt | 10 +++++++---
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/git-push.txt b/Documentation/git-push.txt
> index cb97cc1..70b18bc 100644
> --- a/Documentation/git-push.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/git-push.txt
> @@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ OPTIONS[[OPTIONS]]
>         `+`, followed by the source ref <src>, followed
>         by a colon `:`, followed by the destination ref <dst>.
>         It is used to specify with what <src> object the <dst> ref
> -       in the remote repository is to be updated.
> +       in the remote repository is to be updated.  If not specified,
> +       the behavior of the command is controled by the `push.default`
> +       configuration variable.
>  +
>  The <src> is often the name of the branch you would want to push, but
>  it can be any arbitrary "SHA-1 expression", such as `master~4` or
> @@ -65,7 +67,8 @@ directs git to push "matching" branches: for every branch that exists on
>  the local side, the remote side is updated if a branch of the same name
>  already exists on the remote side.  This is the default operation mode
>  if no explicit refspec is found (that is neither on the command line
> -nor in any Push line of the corresponding remotes file---see below).
> +nor in any Push line of the corresponding remotes file---see below) and
> +no `push.default` configuration variable is set.
>
>  --all::
>         Instead of naming each ref to push, specifies that all
> @@ -357,7 +360,8 @@ Examples
>         `git push origin :`.
>  +
>  The default behavior of this command when no <refspec> is given can be
> -configured by setting the `push` option of the remote.
> +configured by setting the `push` option of the remote, or the `push.default`
> +configuration variable.
>  +
>  For example, to default to pushing only the current branch to `origin`
>  use `git config remote.origin.push HEAD`.  Any valid <refspec> (like
> --
> 1.8.0.rc0.45.g7ce8dc5
>



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