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Re: Feature request: option to not fetch tags for 'git remote' branches

From
Samuel Tardieu <sam@rfc1149.net>
Date
Mar 27, 2010, 19:25 UTC
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<2010-03-27-20-25-15+trackit+sam@rfc1149.net>
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<2010-03-27-20-10-25+trackit+sam@rfc1149.net>
>>>>> "Sam" == Samuel Tardieu <sam@rfc1149.net> writes:

Sam> Add a '--no-tags' option to 'git remote add' which adds a Sam> 'remote.REMOTE.tagopt = --no-tags' to the configuration file.

Sam> 'git add -f -n REMOTE' will create a new remote and fetch from it Sam> without importing the tags. Subsequent 'git fetch REMOTE' will also Sam> not import the tags.

Sam> Signed-off-by: Samuel Tardieu <sam@rfc1149.net>
I didn't notice that the subject was not appropriate. One can use:
remote add: add a --no-tags (-n) option
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Message 6 of 7 in “Feature request: option to not fetch tags for 'git remote' branches”
  1. Frans PopMar 24, 2010
  2. John FeuersteinMar 24, 2010
  3. Björn SteinbrinkMar 24, 2010
  4. Frans PopMar 24, 2010
  5. Samuel TardieuMar 27, 2010
  6. Samuel TardieuMar 27, 2010
  7. Frans PopMar 30, 2010

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