git push -f documentation

bfields · Junio C Hamano · commit f0fff36e82bc · 2006-01-29T17:54:43.000-08:00
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano &lt;junkio@cox.net&gt;
diff --git a/Documentation/git-push.txt b/Documentation/git-push.txt
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ include::pull-fetch-param.txt[]
 	to be pushed.
 
 -f, \--force::
-	Usually, the command refuses to update a local ref that is
-	not an ancestor of the remote ref used to overwrite it.
-	This flag disables the check.  What this means is that the
-	local repository can lose commits; use it with care.
+	Usually, the command refuses to update a remote ref that is
+	not a descendent of the local ref used to overwrite it.
+	This flag disables the check.  This can cause the
+	remote repository to lose commits; use it with care.
 
 
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