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Re: git bug? + question

From
Karl Hasselström <kha@treskal.com>
Date
Nov 3, 2006, 09:51 UTC
Message-ID
<20061103095106.GB16721@diana.vm.bytemark.co.uk>
In-Reply-To
<20061103042540.192bbd18.seanlkml@sympatico.ca>
On 2006-11-03 04:25:40 -0500, Sean wrote:
> Yeah.. Although fetching multiple remotes makes more sense as an
> optimization, especially when using a separate remotes namespace.
That's what "git fetch" is for. :-)
> Perhaps the real confusion is created because the only porcelain
> level merge command current in Git is "git pull .". A separate name
> might make things easier to grasp.

Indeed. Having pull = fetch + merge and not having a porcelain merge command is not good, usability-wise. As is, one _has_ to learn the weird ways of pull even if one is only interested in using separate commands to fetch and merge.

-- 
Karl Hasselström, kha@treskal.com
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