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Re: [PATCH] add --remote option to git-clone.

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MTMichael S. Tsirkin <mst@mellanox.co.il>
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Feb 1, 2007, 23:47 UTC
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> Quoting Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>:
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] add --remote option to git-clone.
> 
> Hi,
> 
> would this option not be better named "--branch"?
OK
> Of course, you'd have to 
> support this, too:
> 
> 	$ git clone --branch topic1 --branch topic2 git://...

Why is this useful? and which branch to check out? One can always get more branches later, is my approach.

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  3. Shawn O. PearceFeb 1, 2007
  4. Michael S. TsirkinFeb 1, 2007
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  7. Shawn O. PearceFeb 1, 2007
  8. Michael S. TsirkinFeb 1, 2007
  9. Johannes SchindelinFeb 1, 2007
  10. Junio C HamanoFeb 2, 2007
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  15. Johannes SchindelinFeb 5, 2007
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