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user-manual: give 'git push -f' as an alternative to +master

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This mirrors existing language in the description of 'git fetch'.

Signed-off-by: W. Trevor King <wking@tremily.us>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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W. Trevor King 2013-02-17 19:15:55 -05:00 committed by Junio C Hamano
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@ -2045,6 +2045,13 @@ branch name with a plus sign:
$ git push ssh://yourserver.com/~you/proj.git +master $ git push ssh://yourserver.com/~you/proj.git +master
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Note the addition of the `+` sign. Alternatively, you can use the
`-f` flag to force the remote update, as in:
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$ git push -f ssh://yourserver.com/~you/proj.git master
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Normally whenever a branch head in a public repository is modified, it Normally whenever a branch head in a public repository is modified, it
is modified to point to a descendant of the commit that it pointed to is modified to point to a descendant of the commit that it pointed to
before. By forcing a push in this situation, you break that convention. before. By forcing a push in this situation, you break that convention.