Use 'fast-forward' all over the place
It's a compound word.
Signed-off-by: Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index cd17814..52bbafb 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -1351,7 +1351,7 @@
receive.denyNonFastForwards::
If set to true, git-receive-pack will deny a ref update which is
- not a fast forward. Use this to prevent such an update via a push,
+ not a fast-forward. Use this to prevent such an update via a push,
even if that push is forced. This configuration variable is
set when initializing a shared repository.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-http-push.txt b/Documentation/git-http-push.txt
index aef383e..ddf7a18 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-http-push.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-http-push.txt
@@ -82,11 +82,11 @@
Without '--force', the <src> ref is stored at the remote only if
<dst> does not exist, or <dst> is a proper subset (i.e. an
-ancestor) of <src>. This check, known as "fast forward check",
+ancestor) of <src>. This check, known as "fast-forward check",
is performed in order to avoid accidentally overwriting the
remote ref and lose other peoples' commits from there.
-With '--force', the fast forward check is disabled for all refs.
+With '--force', the fast-forward check is disabled for all refs.
Optionally, a <ref> parameter can be prefixed with a plus '+' sign
to disable the fast-forward check only on that ref.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-push.txt b/Documentation/git-push.txt
index ba6a8a2..1a9d886 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-push.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-push.txt
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@
+
The object referenced by <src> is used to update the <dst> reference
on the remote side, but by default this is only allowed if the
-update can fast forward <dst>. By having the optional leading `{plus}`,
+update can fast-forward <dst>. By having the optional leading `{plus}`,
you can tell git to update the <dst> ref even when the update is not a
-fast forward. This does *not* attempt to merge <src> into <dst>. See
+fast-forward. This does *not* attempt to merge <src> into <dst>. See
EXAMPLES below for details.
+
`tag <tag>` means the same as `refs/tags/<tag>:refs/tags/<tag>`.
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
Pushing an empty <src> allows you to delete the <dst> ref from
the remote repository.
+
-The special refspec `:` (or `{plus}:` to allow non-fast forward updates)
+The special refspec `:` (or `{plus}:` to allow non-fast-forward updates)
directs git to push "matching" branches: for every branch that exists on
the local side, the remote side is updated if a branch of the same name
already exists on the remote side. This is the default operation mode
@@ -171,10 +171,10 @@
For a successfully pushed ref, the summary shows the old and new
values of the ref in a form suitable for using as an argument to
`git log` (this is `<old>..<new>` in most cases, and
- `<old>...<new>` for forced non-fast forward updates). For a
+ `<old>...<new>` for forced non-fast-forward updates). For a
failed update, more details are given for the failure.
The string `rejected` indicates that git did not try to send the
- ref at all (typically because it is not a fast forward). The
+ ref at all (typically because it is not a fast-forward). The
string `remote rejected` indicates that the remote end refused
the update; this rejection is typically caused by a hook on the
remote side. The string `remote failure` indicates that the
@@ -342,9 +342,9 @@
git push origin {plus}dev:master::
Update the origin repository's master branch with the dev branch,
- allowing non-fast forward updates. *This can leave unreferenced
+ allowing non-fast-forward updates. *This can leave unreferenced
commits dangling in the origin repository.* Consider the
- following situation, where a fast forward is not possible:
+ following situation, where a fast-forward is not possible:
+
----
o---o---o---A---B origin/master
diff --git a/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt b/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt
index 4a932b0..a10ce4b 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
Typically, this is invoked as `git read-tree -m $H $M`, where $H
is the head commit of the current repository, and $M is the head
of a foreign tree, which is simply ahead of $H (i.e. we are in a
-fast forward situation).
+fast-forward situation).
When two trees are specified, the user is telling 'git-read-tree'
the following:
diff --git a/Documentation/git-receive-pack.txt b/Documentation/git-receive-pack.txt
index 514f03c..cb5f405 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-receive-pack.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-receive-pack.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
program pair is meant to be used to push updates to remote
repository. For pull operations, see linkgit:git-fetch-pack[1].
-The command allows for creation and fast forwarding of sha1 refs
+The command allows for creation and fast-forwarding of sha1 refs
(heads/tags) on the remote end (strictly speaking, it is the
local end 'git-receive-pack' runs, but to the user who is sitting at
the send-pack end, it is updating the remote. Confused?)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-reset.txt b/Documentation/git-reset.txt
index 469cf6d..2d27e40 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-reset.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-reset.txt
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
$ git reset --hard <2>
$ git pull . topic/branch <3>
Updating from 41223... to 13134...
-Fast forward
+Fast-forward
$ git reset --hard ORIG_HEAD <4>
------------
+
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
which is a synonym for "git reset --hard HEAD" clears the mess
from the index file and the working tree.
<3> Merge a topic branch into the current branch, which resulted
-in a fast forward.
+in a fast-forward.
<4> But you decided that the topic branch is not ready for public
consumption yet. "pull" or "merge" always leaves the original
tip of the current branch in ORIG_HEAD, so resetting hard to it
diff --git a/Documentation/git-send-pack.txt b/Documentation/git-send-pack.txt
index 3998218..5a04c6e 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-send-pack.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-send-pack.txt
@@ -105,11 +105,11 @@
Without '--force', the <src> ref is stored at the remote only if
<dst> does not exist, or <dst> is a proper subset (i.e. an
-ancestor) of <src>. This check, known as "fast forward check",
+ancestor) of <src>. This check, known as "fast-forward check",
is performed in order to avoid accidentally overwriting the
remote ref and lose other peoples' commits from there.
-With '--force', the fast forward check is disabled for all refs.
+With '--force', the fast-forward check is disabled for all refs.
Optionally, a <ref> parameter can be prefixed with a plus '+' sign
to disable the fast-forward check only on that ref.
diff --git a/Documentation/gitcore-tutorial.txt b/Documentation/gitcore-tutorial.txt
index b3640c4..253ef62 100644
--- a/Documentation/gitcore-tutorial.txt
+++ b/Documentation/gitcore-tutorial.txt
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@
----------------
Updating from ae3a2da... to a80b4aa....
-Fast forward (no commit created; -m option ignored)
+Fast-forward (no commit created; -m option ignored)
example | 1 +
hello | 1 +
2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
@@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@
already been merged into the `master` branch, the merge operation did
not actually do a merge. Instead, it just updated the top of
the tree of your branch to that of the `master` branch. This is
-often called 'fast forward' merge.
+often called 'fast-forward' merge.
You can run `gitk \--all` again to see how the commit ancestry
looks like, or run 'show-branch', which tells you this.
diff --git a/Documentation/githooks.txt b/Documentation/githooks.txt
index 06e0f31..4cc3d13 100644
--- a/Documentation/githooks.txt
+++ b/Documentation/githooks.txt
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
This hook can be used to prevent 'forced' update on certain refs by
making sure that the object name is a commit object that is a
descendant of the commit object named by the old object name.
-That is, to enforce a "fast forward only" policy.
+That is, to enforce a "fast-forward only" policy.
It could also be used to log the old..new status. However, it
does not know the entire set of branches, so it would end up
diff --git a/Documentation/glossary-content.txt b/Documentation/glossary-content.txt
index 43d84d1..1f029f8 100644
--- a/Documentation/glossary-content.txt
+++ b/Documentation/glossary-content.txt
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
An evil merge is a <<def_merge,merge>> that introduces changes that
do not appear in any <<def_parent,parent>>.
-[[def_fast_forward]]fast forward::
+[[def_fast_forward]]fast-forward::
A fast-forward is a special type of <<def_merge,merge>> where you have a
<<def_revision,revision>> and you are "merging" another
<<def_branch,branch>>'s changes that happen to be a descendant of what
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
conflict, manual intervention may be required to complete the
merge.
+
-As a noun: unless it is a <<def_fast_forward,fast forward>>, a
+As a noun: unless it is a <<def_fast_forward,fast-forward>>, a
successful merge results in the creation of a new <<def_commit,commit>>
representing the result of the merge, and having as
<<def_parent,parents>> the tips of the merged <<def_branch,branches>>.
diff --git a/Documentation/howto/maintain-git.txt b/Documentation/howto/maintain-git.txt
index 4357e26..d527b30 100644
--- a/Documentation/howto/maintain-git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/howto/maintain-git.txt
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
not yet pass the criteria set for 'next'.
- The tips of 'master', 'maint' and 'next' branches will always
- fast forward, to allow people to build their own
+ fast-forward, to allow people to build their own
customization on top of them.
- Usually 'master' contains all of 'maint', 'next' contains all
diff --git a/Documentation/howto/revert-branch-rebase.txt b/Documentation/howto/revert-branch-rebase.txt
index e70d8a3..8c32da6 100644
--- a/Documentation/howto/revert-branch-rebase.txt
+++ b/Documentation/howto/revert-branch-rebase.txt
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
------------------------------------------------
$ git checkout master
-$ git merge revert-c99 ;# this should be a fast forward
+$ git merge revert-c99 ;# this should be a fast-forward
Updating from 10d781b9caa4f71495c7b34963bef137216f86a8 to e3a693c...
cache.h | 8 ++++----
commit.c | 2 +-
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
5 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
------------------------------------------------
-There is no need to redo the test at this point. We fast forwarded
+There is no need to redo the test at this point. We fast-forwarded
and we know 'master' matches 'revert-c99' exactly. In fact:
------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/Documentation/howto/update-hook-example.txt b/Documentation/howto/update-hook-example.txt
index 697d918..b7f8d41 100644
--- a/Documentation/howto/update-hook-example.txt
+++ b/Documentation/howto/update-hook-example.txt
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
if expr "$2" : '0*$' >/dev/null; then
info "The branch '$1' is new..."
else
- # updating -- make sure it is a fast forward
+ # updating -- make sure it is a fast-forward
mb=$(git-merge-base "$2" "$3")
case "$mb,$2" in
"$2,$mb") info "Update is fast-forward" ;;
diff --git a/Documentation/pull-fetch-param.txt b/Documentation/pull-fetch-param.txt
index f9811f2..44d9363 100644
--- a/Documentation/pull-fetch-param.txt
+++ b/Documentation/pull-fetch-param.txt
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
+
The remote ref that matches <src>
is fetched, and if <dst> is not empty string, the local
-ref that matches it is fast forwarded using <src>.
+ref that matches it is fast-forwarded using <src>.
If the optional plus `+` is used, the local ref
-is updated even if it does not result in a fast forward
+is updated even if it does not result in a fast-forward
update.
+
[NOTE]
diff --git a/Documentation/user-manual.txt b/Documentation/user-manual.txt
index 67ebffa..269ec47 100644
--- a/Documentation/user-manual.txt
+++ b/Documentation/user-manual.txt
@@ -1384,7 +1384,7 @@
However, if the current branch is a descendant of the other--so every
commit present in the one is already contained in the other--then git
-just performs a "fast forward"; the head of the current branch is moved
+just performs a "fast-forward"; the head of the current branch is moved
forward to point at the head of the merged-in branch, without any new
commits being created.
@@ -1719,7 +1719,7 @@
repository that you pulled from.
(But note that no such commit will be created in the case of a
-<<fast-forwards,fast forward>>; instead, your branch will just be
+<<fast-forwards,fast-forward>>; instead, your branch will just be
updated to point to the latest commit from the upstream branch.)
The `git pull` command can also be given "." as the "remote" repository,
@@ -1943,7 +1943,7 @@
-------------------------------------------------
As with `git fetch`, `git push` will complain if this does not result in a
-<<fast-forwards,fast forward>>; see the following section for details on
+<<fast-forwards,fast-forward>>; see the following section for details on
handling this case.
Note that the target of a "push" is normally a
@@ -1976,7 +1976,7 @@
What to do when a push fails
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-If a push would not result in a <<fast-forwards,fast forward>> of the
+If a push would not result in a <<fast-forwards,fast-forward>> of the
remote branch, then it will fail with an error like:
-------------------------------------------------
@@ -2115,7 +2115,7 @@
Important note! If you have any local changes in these branches, then
this merge will create a commit object in the history (with no local
-changes git will simply do a "Fast forward" merge). Many people dislike
+changes git will simply do a "fast-forward" merge). Many people dislike
the "noise" that this creates in the Linux history, so you should avoid
doing this capriciously in the "release" branch, as these noisy commits
will become part of the permanent history when you ask Linus to pull
@@ -2729,9 +2729,9 @@
checks to make sure that the most recent commit on the remote
branch is a descendant of the most recent commit on your copy of the
branch before updating your copy of the branch to point at the new
-commit. Git calls this process a <<fast-forwards,fast forward>>.
+commit. Git calls this process a <<fast-forwards,fast-forward>>.
-A fast forward looks something like this:
+A fast-forward looks something like this:
................................................
o--o--o--o <-- old head of the branch
