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[PATCH 1/2] fetch: add missing documentation

From
Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
Date
Sep 21, 2013, 14:09 UTC
Message-ID
<1379772563-11000-2-git-send-email-felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<1379772563-11000-1-git-send-email-felipe.contreras@gmail.com>

There's no mention of the 'origin' default, or the fact that the upstream tracking branch remote is used.

Signed-off-by: Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/git-fetch.txt | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-fetch.txt b/Documentation/git-fetch.txt
index e08a028..7e75dc4 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-fetch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-fetch.txt
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ or from several repositories at once if <group> is given and
 there is a remotes.<group> entry in the configuration file.
 (See linkgit:git-config[1]).
 
+When no remote is specified, by the default the `origin` remote will be used,
+unless there's an upstream branch configured for the current branch.
+
 OPTIONS
 -------
 include::fetch-options.txt[]
-- 
1.8.4.2.gac946cf.dirty
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  1. 0/2 fetch: trivial fixesFelipe Contreras, Sep 21, 2013
  2. 1/2 fetch: add missing documentationFelipe Contreras, Sep 21, 2013
  3. Jeff KingSep 24, 2013
  4. Felipe ContrerasSep 24, 2013
  5. Jeff KingSep 24, 2013
  6. Felipe ContrerasSep 24, 2013
  7. Jeff KingSep 24, 2013
  8. Felipe ContrerasSep 24, 2013
  9. Jeff KingSep 24, 2013
  10. Felipe ContrerasSep 24, 2013
  11. Jeff KingSep 24, 2013
  12. Felipe ContrerasSep 24, 2013
  13. 2/2 remote: fix trivial memory leakFelipe Contreras, Sep 21, 2013
  14. Jeff KingSep 24, 2013
  15. Junio C HamanoOct 15, 2013

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