From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2012 06:04:18 GMT
Subject: Re: Using git-replace in place of grafts -- and publishing .git/refs/replace between repos?
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David Chanters <david.chanters@googlemail.com> writes:

> I've tried:
>
> [remote "origin"]
>         fetch =
> +refs/replace/*:+refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*:refs/replace/*

Read the documentation and learn about <refspec> instead of blindly
guessing.

	[remote "origin"]
		fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*
	        fetch = +refs/replace/*:refs/replace/*

would be syntactically more correct.  That would blindly fetch each
and every replace refs from the other side and apply the replacement.

It is questionable if it is a sensible thing to do, though.

"Git cabal" has been discussing a plan to make this easier but it is
not quite ready to outline here yet.  Perhaps after I return from my
vacation post 1.8.0 release ;-)