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[PATCH] fetch-pack: update the documentation for "<refs>..." arguments

From
Gabriel Souza Franco <gabrielfrancosouza@gmail.com>
Date
Mar 5, 2016, 19:34 UTC
Message-ID
<1457206444-26134-1-git-send-email-gabrielfrancosouza@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<xmqqd1r8vjqi.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>

When we started allowing an exact object name to be fetched from the command line, we forgot to update the documentation.

Signed-off-by: Gabriel Souza Franco <gabrielfrancosouza@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/git-fetch-pack.txt | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-fetch-pack.txt b/Documentation/git-fetch-pack.txt
index 8680f45..239623c 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-fetch-pack.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-fetch-pack.txt
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ be in a separate packet, and the list must end with a flush packet.
 	The remote heads to update from. This is relative to
 	$GIT_DIR (e.g. "HEAD", "refs/heads/master").  When
 	unspecified, update from all heads the remote side has.
++
+If the remote has enabled the options `uploadpack.allowTipSHA1InWant` or
+`uploadpack.allowReachableSHA1InWant`, they may alternatively be 40-hex
+sha1s present on the remote.
 
 SEE ALSO
 --------
-- 
2.7.2
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Message 23 of 28 in “fetch-pack: fix unadvertised requests validation”
  1. fetch-pack: fix unadvertised requests validationGabriel Souza Franco, Feb 27, 2016
  2. Junio C HamanoFeb 27, 2016
  3. Junio C HamanoFeb 27, 2016
  4. Junio C HamanoFeb 27, 2016
  5. Jeff KingFeb 27, 2016
  6. Jeff KingFeb 27, 2016
  7. Gabriel Souza FrancoFeb 27, 2016
  8. fetch-pack: fix object_id of exact sha1Gabriel Souza Franco, Feb 27, 2016
  9. Jeff KingFeb 27, 2016
  10. Gabriel Souza FrancoFeb 27, 2016
  11. Junio C HamanoFeb 28, 2016
  12. fetch-pack: fix object_id of exact sha1Gabriel Souza Franco, Feb 28, 2016
  13. Johannes SchindelinFeb 29, 2016
  14. Jeff KingFeb 29, 2016
  15. Gabriel Souza FrancoMar 1, 2016
  16. fetch-pack: fix object_id of exact sha1Gabriel Souza Franco, Mar 1, 2016
  17. Jeff KingMar 1, 2016
  18. Gabriel Souza FrancoMar 3, 2016
  19. Jeff KingMar 4, 2016
  20. fetch-pack: fix object_id of exact sha1Gabriel Souza Franco, Mar 5, 2016
  21. Jeff KingMar 5, 2016
  22. Junio C HamanoMar 5, 2016
  23. fetch-pack: update the documentation for "<refs>..." argumentsGabriel Souza Franco, Mar 5, 2016
  24. Junio C HamanoMar 5, 2016
  25. Jeff KingMar 1, 2016
  26. Jeff KingFeb 29, 2016
  27. Jeff KingFeb 27, 2016
  28. Junio C HamanoFeb 28, 2016

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