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? > + > Has no effect if the ref does not have tracking information associated > with it. All the options apart from `nobracket` are mutually exclusive, > @@ -152,9 +153,9 @@ but if used together the last option is selected.
