From: Julia Evans <julia@xxxxxxx>
Be clearer about what we're describing ("which repository" instead of
"what to push"), and start with a positive "try X, then Y, then Z"
instead of a negative ("if X is not specified..").
Signed-off-by: Julia Evans <julia@xxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/git-push.adoc | 8 ++++----
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-push.adoc b/Documentation/git-push.adoc
index ec396b4cf2..909c69766c 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-push.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/git-push.adoc
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ DESCRIPTION
Updates one or more branches, tags, or other references in a remote
repository from your local repository.
-When the command line does not specify where to push with the
-`<repository>` argument, `branch.*.remote` configuration for the
-current branch is consulted to determine where to push. If the
-configuration is missing, it defaults to 'origin'.
+To decide which repository to push to, Git uses the `<repository>`
+argument (for example `git push dev`), then if that's not specified the
+upstream configuration for the current branch, and then defaults
+to `origin`.
When the command line does not specify what to push with `<refspec>...`
arguments or `--all`, `--mirror`, `--tags` options, the command finds
--
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