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RE: Documentation for fetch, url, branches, tags keywords in git config?

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JGJim Garrison <jim.garrison@nwea.org>
Date
Oct 29, 2013, 19:42 UTC
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I've already read that manpage.  It does not describe the meaning of "fetch", "branches" and "tags", and the significance of the ":refs/remotes/branches/*" syntax.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fredrik Gustafsson [mailto:iveqy.mailbox@gmail.com] On Behalf Of
> Fredrik Gustafsson
> Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2013 12:37 PM
> To: Jim Garrison
> Cc: git@vger.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: Documentation for fetch, url, branches, tags keywords in git
> config?
> 
> On Tue, Oct 29, 2013 at 07:23:20PM +0000, Jim Garrison wrote:
> > A typical config
> >
> > [svn-remote "svn"]
> >         noMetadata = 1
> >         url = http://repository.url/svn
> >         fetch = trunk/etl_app:refs/remotes/etl_app/trunk
> >         branches = branches/etl_app/*:refs/remotes/branches/*
> >         tags = tags/etl_app/*:refs/remotes/tags/*
> >
> >
> > However, the manpage for git-config(1) does not include anything exlicit on
> "url", "fetch", "branches", 'tags", and the meaning of the syntax following
> the colon.
> >
> > Where can I find this info?
> 
> Is the info in here what you're looking for?
> http://jk.gs/git-svn.html
> 
> --
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> Fredrik Gustafsson
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  1. Jim GarrisonOct 29, 2013
  2. Fredrik GustafssonOct 29, 2013
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