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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ REMOTES[[REMOTES]]
------------------
The name of one of the following can be used instead
-of a URL as `<repository>` argument:
+of a URL as _<repository>_ argument:
* a remote in the Git configuration file: `$GIT_DIR/config`,
* a file in the `$GIT_DIR/remotes` directory, or
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ config file would appear like this:
fetch = <refspec>
------------
-The `<pushurl>` is used for pushes only. It is optional and defaults
-to `<URL>`. Pushing to a remote affects all defined pushurls or all
+The _<pushurl>_ is used for pushes only. It is optional and defaults
+to _<URL>_. Pushing to a remote affects all defined pushurls or all
defined urls if no pushurls are defined. Fetch, however, will only
fetch from the first defined url if multiple urls are defined.
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ following format:
------------
-`Push:` lines are used by 'git push' and
-`Pull:` lines are used by 'git pull' and 'git fetch'.
+`Push:` lines are used by `git push` and
+`Pull:` lines are used by `git pull` and `git fetch`.
Multiple `Push:` and `Pull:` lines may
be specified for additional branch mappings.
@@ -72,12 +72,12 @@ This file should have the following format:
<URL>#<head>
------------
-`<URL>` is required; `#<head>` is optional.
+_<URL>_ is required; `#<head>` is optional.
Depending on the operation, git will use one of the following
refspecs, if you don't provide one on the command line.
-`<branch>` is the name of this file in `$GIT_DIR/branches` and
-`<head>` defaults to `master`.
+_<branch>_ is the name of this file in `$GIT_DIR/branches` and
+_<head>_ defaults to `master`.
git fetch uses:
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ Git defaults to using the upstream branch for remote operations, for example:
'origin/main' have diverged, and have 2 and 3 different commits each
respectively".
-The upstream is stored in `.git/config`, in the "remote" and "merge"
+The upstream is stored in `.git/config`, in the "`remote`" and "`merge`"
fields. For example, if `main`'s upstream is `origin/main`:
------------