# HG changeset patch
# User Martin Geisler <mg@aragost.com>
# Date 1274774239 -7200
# Node ID 39a7f69a0a9a04bcd0135daa165e89c696a71c35
# Parent  ffd59c71b8ee13dc75bdc2bc4e98ab0d49a506fb
commands: document --new-branch flag for push

diff -r ffd59c71b8ee -r 39a7f69a0a9a mercurial/commands.py
--- a/mercurial/commands.py	Tue May 25 09:56:26 2010 +0200
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py	Tue May 25 09:57:19 2010 +0200
@@ -2541,6 +2541,10 @@
     to use. In this situation, it is recommended to pull and merge
     before pushing.
 
+    Use --new-branch if you want to allow push to create a new named
+    branch that is not present at the destination. This allows you to
+    only create a new branch without forcing other changes.
+
     Use -f/--force to override the default behavior and push all
     changesets on all branches.