@@ -24,15 +24,14 @@ push.default::
* `tracking` - This is a deprecated synonym for `upstream`.
-* `simple` - in centralized workflow, work like `upstream` with an
- added safety to refuse to push if the upstream branch's name is
- different from the local one.
+* `simple` - pushes the current branch with the same name on the remote.
+
-When pushing to a remote that is different from the remote you normally
-pull from, work as `current`. This is the safest option and is suited
-for beginners.
+If you are working on a centralized workflow (pushing to the same repository you
+pull from, which is typically `origin`), then you need to configure an upstream
+branch with the same name.
+
-This mode has become the default in Git 2.0.
+This mode is the default since Git 2.0, and is the safest option suited for
+beginners.
* `matching` - push all branches having the same name on both ends.
This makes the repository you are pushing to remember the set of
Now that the code has been simplified and it's clear what it's actually doing, update the documentation to reflect that. Namely; the simple mode only barfs when working on a centralized workflow, and there's no configured upstream branch with the same name. Cc: Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com> --- Documentation/config/push.txt | 13 ++++++------- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)