X-Git-Url: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?p=dgit.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=dgit.1;h=039ee81722d12439f9d66036853973267af6ea29;hp=8769f72332c8f9e84a68abb7cc96f0013c4f52a2;hb=16dd3ffe595a585adc0fffb7f4ab97b29807911b;hpb=6a009a8fe0fa46c0d92d51300566c7afcf21ed2e

diff --git a/dgit.1 b/dgit.1
index 8769f723..039ee817 100644
--- a/dgit.1
+++ b/dgit.1
@@ -641,14 +641,17 @@ archive and record it in the
 tracking branch.  Then somehow, using your other git history
 plus appropriate diffs and cherry picks from the dgit remote tracking
 branch, construct a git commit whose tree corresponds to the tree to use for the
-next upload.  If that commit-to-be-uploaded is not a descendant of the
-dgit remote tracking branch, check it out and say
-.BR "git merge -s ours remotes/dgit/dgit/" \fIsuite\fR;
-that tells git that we are deliberately throwing away any differences
+next upload. 
+
 between what's in the archive and what you intend to upload.
 Then run
 .BR "dgit push"
 to actually upload the result.
+
+If the commit-to-be-uploaded is not a descendant of the
+dgit remote tracking branch, you will need to pass
+.B --overwrite
+to dgit.
 .SH CONFIGURATION
 dgit can be configured via the git config system.
 You may set keys with git-config (either in system-global or per-tree