Documentation: simplify refspec format description
The refspec format description was a mix of regexp and BNF, making it very difficult to read. The format was also wrong: it did not show that each part of a refspec is optional in different situations. Rather than having a confusing grammar, just present the format in informal prose. Signed-off-by: Anders Melchiorsen <mail@cup.kalibalik.dk> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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of a remote (see the section <<REMOTES,REMOTES>> below).
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<refspec>...::
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The canonical format of a <refspec> parameter is
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`+?<src>:<dst>`; that is, an optional plus `{plus}`, followed
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by the source ref, followed by a colon `:`, followed by
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the destination ref.
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The format of a <refspec> parameter is an optional plus
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`{plus}`, followed by the source ref <src>, followed
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by a colon `:`, followed by the destination ref <dst>.
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It is used to specify with what <src> object the <dst> ref
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in the remote repository is to be updated.
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The <src> side represents the source branch (or arbitrary
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"SHA1 expression", such as `master~4` (four parents before the
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of a remote (see the section <<REMOTES,REMOTES>> below).
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<refspec>::
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The canonical format of a <refspec> parameter is
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`+?<src>:<dst>`; that is, an optional plus `{plus}`, followed
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by the source ref, followed by a colon `:`, followed by
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the destination ref.
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The format of a <refspec> parameter is an optional plus
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`{plus}`, followed by the source ref <src>, followed
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by a colon `:`, followed by the destination ref <dst>.
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The remote ref that matches <src>
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is fetched, and if <dst> is not empty string, the local
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ref that matches it is fast forwarded using <src>.
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Again, if the optional plus `+` is used, the local ref
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If the optional plus `+` is used, the local ref
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is updated even if it does not result in a fast forward
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update.
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