From d9574958d4129f7fb01c67fd6dc28222be9fc9c3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Soon Van <cog@randomecho.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2012 01:13:28 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Adds instructions to delete remote branch

Syntax to delete remote branch is not the same as a local one.

Introduces the syntax mentioned in the book and
throws in the easier to remember one to boot.

Requested by, fixes #43

References:

- http://git-scm.com/book/en/Git-Branching-Remote-Branches
- http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2003505/delete-remote-branch
---
 branching/index.html | 32 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/branching/index.html b/branching/index.html
index 198bb70..1410c92 100644
--- a/branching/index.html
+++ b/branching/index.html
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ README   hello.rb more.txt test.txt
 
     <p>If we want to delete a branch (such as the 'testing' branch in the
     previous example, since there is no unique work on it),
-    we can run <code>git branch -d (branch)</code> to remove it.
+    we can run <code>git branch -d (branch)</code> to remove it.</p>
 
 <pre>
 <b>$ git branch</b>
@@ -215,6 +215,36 @@ Deleted branch testing (was 78b2670).
 * <span class="green">master</span>
 </pre>
 
+    <h4>
+      git push (remote-name) :(branchname)
+      <small>delete a remote branch</small>
+    </h4>
+
+    <p>When you're done with a remote branch, whether it's been merged
+    into the remote master or you want to abandon it and sweep it under
+    the rug, you'll issue a <code>git push</code> command with special
+    colon to nuke that branch.</p>
+
+<pre>
+<b>$ git push origin :tidy-cutlery</b>
+To git@github.com:octocat/Spoon-Knife.git
+ - [deleted]         tidy-cutlery
+</pre>
+
+    <p>In the above example you've deleted the "tidy-cutlery" branch
+    of the "origin" remote. A way to remember this is to think of the
+    <code>git push remote-name local-branch:remote-branch</code> syntax.
+    This states that you want to push your local branch to match that
+    of the remote. When you remove the <code>local-branch</code> portion
+    you're now matching nothing to the remote, effectively telling the
+    remote branch to become nothing.
+    </p>
+
+    <p>Alternatively, you can also run
+    <code>git push remote-name --delete branchname</code>
+    which is basically a wrapper for the above colon prefix version.
+    </p>
+
     <p class="nutshell">
     <b>In a nutshell</b> you use <code>git branch</code> to list your
     current branches, create new branches and delete unnecessary or

From 7da3713a5679a32b299cf83ff1a418d5cd57fac3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Soon Van <cog@randomecho.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2012 15:12:33 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Removes superfluous words in remote branch delete tips

---
 branching/index.html | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/branching/index.html b/branching/index.html
index 1410c92..cdcdba7 100644
--- a/branching/index.html
+++ b/branching/index.html
@@ -222,8 +222,8 @@ Deleted branch testing (was 78b2670).
 
     <p>When you're done with a remote branch, whether it's been merged
     into the remote master or you want to abandon it and sweep it under
-    the rug, you'll issue a <code>git push</code> command with special
-    colon to nuke that branch.</p>
+    the rug, you'll issue a <code>git push</code> command with a specially
+    placed colon symbol to remove that branch.</p>
 
 <pre>
 <b>$ git push origin :tidy-cutlery</b>
@@ -240,9 +240,9 @@ To git@github.com:octocat/Spoon-Knife.git
     remote branch to become nothing.
     </p>
 
-    <p>Alternatively, you can also run
+    <p>Alternatively, you can run
     <code>git push remote-name --delete branchname</code>
-    which is basically a wrapper for the above colon prefix version.
+    which is a wrapper for the colon technique of deleting a remote branch.
     </p>
 
     <p class="nutshell">

From 7ad396af1492c62d0d03602b925147b5db4dab02 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Soon Van <cog@randomecho.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2012 15:17:35 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Includes quick aside on what a refspec is

---
 branching/index.html | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/branching/index.html b/branching/index.html
index cdcdba7..6bea373 100644
--- a/branching/index.html
+++ b/branching/index.html
@@ -242,7 +242,8 @@ To git@github.com:octocat/Spoon-Knife.git
 
     <p>Alternatively, you can run
     <code>git push remote-name --delete branchname</code>
-    which is a wrapper for the colon technique of deleting a remote branch.
+    which is a wrapper for the colon refspec (a <code>source:destination</code> pair)
+    of deleting a remote branch.
     </p>
 
     <p class="nutshell">