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git-push: Update description of refspecs and add examples

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Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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@ -53,9 +53,8 @@ side are updated.
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`tag <tag>` means the same as `refs/tags/<tag>:refs/tags/<tag>`.
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A parameter <ref> without a colon is equivalent to
<ref>`:`<ref>, hence updates <ref> in the destination from <ref>
in the source.
A parameter <ref> without a colon pushes the <ref> from the source
repository to the destination repository under the same name.
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Pushing an empty <src> allows you to delete the <dst> ref from
the remote repository.
@ -98,6 +97,26 @@ the remote repository.
include::urls.txt[]
Examples
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git push origin master::
Find a ref that matches `master` in the source repository
(most likely, it would find `refs/heads/master`), and update
the same ref (e.g. `refs/heads/master`) in `origin` repository
with it.
git push origin :experimental::
Find a ref that matches `experimental` in the `origin` repository
(e.g. `refs/heads/experimental`), and delete it.
git push origin master:satellite/master::
Find a ref that matches `master` in the source repository
(most likely, it would find `refs/heads/master`), and update
the ref that matches `satellite/master` (most likely, it would
be `refs/remotes/satellite/master`) in `origin` repository with it.
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Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>, later rewritten in C