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[PATCH 1/2] Fetch: default remote repository from branch properties

From
SBSanti Béjar <sbejar@gmail.com>
Date
Sep 23, 2006, 10:05 UTC
Message-ID
<87r6y2x5hk.fsf@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<87venex5je.fsf@gmail.com>
If in branch "foo" and this in config:
[branch "foo"]
       remote=bar

"git fetch" = "git fetch bar" "git pull" = "git pull bar"

Signed-off-by: Santi Béjar <sbejar@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/config.txt |    3 +++
 git-fetch.sh             |    9 ++++-----
 git-parse-remote.sh      |    6 ++++++
 3 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index bb2fbc3..04c5094 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ apply.whitespace::
 	Tells `git-apply` how to handle whitespaces, in the same way
 	as the '--whitespace' option. See gitlink:git-apply[1].
 
+branch.<name>.remote::
+	When in branch <name>, it tells `git fetch` which remote to fetch.
+
 pager.color::
 	A boolean to enable/disable colored output when the pager is in
 	use (default is true).
diff --git a/git-fetch.sh b/git-fetch.sh
index 09a5d6c..50ad101 100755
--- a/git-fetch.sh
+++ b/git-fetch.sh
@@ -68,11 +68,10 @@ done
 
 case "$#" in
 0)
-	test -f "$GIT_DIR/branches/origin" ||
-		test -f "$GIT_DIR/remotes/origin" ||
-			git-repo-config --get remote.origin.url >/dev/null ||
-				die "Where do you want to fetch from today?"
-	set origin ;;
+	origin=$(get_default_remote)
+	test -n "$(get_remote_url ${origin})" ||
+		die "Where do you want to fetch from today?"
+	set x $origin ; shift ;;
 esac
 
 remote_nick="$1"
diff --git a/git-parse-remote.sh b/git-parse-remote.sh
index 187f088..6999816 100755
--- a/git-parse-remote.sh
+++ b/git-parse-remote.sh
@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@ get_remote_url () {
 	esac
 }
 
+get_default_remote () {
+	curr_branch=$(git-symbolic-ref HEAD | sed -e 's|^refs/heads/||')
+	origin=$(git-repo-config --get "branch.$curr_branch.remote")
+	echo ${origin:-origin}
+}
+
 get_remote_default_refs_for_push () {
 	data_source=$(get_data_source "$1")
 	case "$data_source" in
-- 
1.4.2.1.g94da7
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