From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:42:43 GMT
Subject: Re: Suggestion: git fetch <remote> <branch> to update remote-tracking branch
Message-ID: <7vmx7v0wrw.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org>
In-Reply-To: <4F54EDC1.80608@gmail.com>

Antony Male <antony.male@gmail.com> writes:

> What do people think?

I think this was discussed number of times here, and my vague
recollection of the conclusion last time is that it would be OK to
change the behaviour of single-shot fetch "fetch <remote> <branch>"
against a remote where there is already a default fetch refspec that
covers the <branch> so that such a fetch will update the remote
tracking branch that usually copies from <branch> (and only that
one).

We might need a proper deprecation and migration plan, though.  I
say "might" because offhand I don't know what the extent of damages
to existing users' habits will be if we didn't offer any.