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Re: [PATCH 2/3] git-fetch: do not use "*" for fetching multiple refs

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Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date
Dec 6, 2006, 18:39 UTC
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Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com> writes:
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> 3.) The one with shell-like (fnmatch / glob) globbing
>       Pull: refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*
>
> By the way, with globbing we really need some other way than
> first Pull: line to select remote head to merge on "git pull".
> For example "Merge:" line / remote.<name>.merge config var.
Why?
        URL: some-where
        Pull: refs/heads/master:refs/remotes/origin/master
        Pull: refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*
works just fine.

But we should encourage people to use config to define default merge source per-branch.

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  1. 2/3 git-fetch: do not use "*" for fetching multiple refsMichael Loeffler, Dec 4, 2006
  2. Jakub NarebskiDec 4, 2006
  3. Michael LoefflerDec 6, 2006
  4. Jakub NarebskiDec 6, 2006
  5. Michael LoefflerDec 6, 2006
  6. Jakub NarebskiDec 6, 2006
  7. Junio C HamanoDec 6, 2006
  8. Junio C HamanoDec 6, 2006
  9. Johannes SchindelinDec 6, 2006
  10. Jakub NarebskiDec 6, 2006
  11. Michael LoefflerDec 4, 2006

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