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[PATCH 5/7] fetch: add missing documentation

From
Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
Date
Dec 8, 2013, 05:56 UTC
Message-ID
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In-Reply-To
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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..a7b245d 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 default the `origin` remote will be used,
+unless there's an upstream branch configured for the current branch.
+
 OPTIONS
 -------
 include::fetch-options.txt[]
-- 
1.8.5.1+fc1.2.gebd1fb1
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Message 7 of 11 in “Trivial patches”
  1. 0/7 Trivial patchesFelipe Contreras, Dec 8, 2013
  2. 1/7 config: avoid yoda conditionsFelipe Contreras, Dec 8, 2013
  3. 2/7 add: avoid yoda conditionsFelipe Contreras, Dec 8, 2013
  4. 3/7 abspath: trivial style fixFelipe Contreras, Dec 8, 2013
  5. Junio C HamanoDec 9, 2013
  6. 4/7 t: trivial whitespace cleanupsFelipe Contreras, Dec 8, 2013
  7. 5/7 fetch: add missing documentationFelipe Contreras, Dec 8, 2013
  8. Junio C HamanoDec 9, 2013
  9. 6/7 sha1_name: cleanup interpret_branch_name()Felipe Contreras, Dec 8, 2013
  10. Philip OakleyDec 8, 2013
  11. 7/7 sha1_name: simplify track findingFelipe Contreras, Dec 8, 2013

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