Hi,

On Sat, 14 Oct 2017, Junio C Hamano wrote:

> Kevin Daudt <m...@ikke.info> writes:
> 
> > On Thu, Oct 05, 2017 at 02:19:15PM +0200, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
> >> From: J Wyman <jwy...@microsoft.com>
> >> [..] 
> >> 
> >> diff --git a/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt 
> >> b/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt
> >> index 39f50bd53eb..22767025850 100644
> >> --- a/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt
> >> +++ b/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt
> >> @@ -142,8 +142,9 @@ upstream::
> >>    encountered. Append `:track,nobracket` to show tracking
> >>    information without brackets (i.e "ahead N, behind M").
> >>  +
> >> -Also respects `:remotename` to state the name of the *remote* instead of
> >> -the ref.
> >> +Also respects `:remotename` to state the name of the *remote* instead
> >> +of the ref, and `:remoteref` to state the name of the *reference* as
> >> +locally known by the remote.
> >
> > What does "locally known by the remote" mean in this sentence?
> 
> Good question.  I cannot offhand offer a better and concise
> phrasing, but I think can explain what it wants to describe ;-).

Yep, described it well.

Maybe "and `:remoteref` to state the name by which the remote knows the
*reference*"?

Ciao,
Dscho

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