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Re: [PATCH] Clarify that '--tags' fetches tags only

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Michael Witten <mfwitten@gmail.com>
Date
Sep 22, 2011, 02:01 UTC
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On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 00:49, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
> --tags is merely a short-hand for "refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*")
> explicitly from the command line
[Disclaimer: I don't know the code or the semantics]
Why not just use that explanation?
  This option is merely a short-hand for writing
  the refspec `refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*'; consequently,
  using this option overrides any default refspec that
  would be used if no refspec were provided on the
  command line. That is,
    git fetch --tags origin frotz
  is equivalent to:
    git fetch origin frotz 'refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*'

In fact, if the command line parsing performed by `git fetch' is reasonably intelligent, then it might be worthwhile to relocate `--tags' in the example:

  That is,
    git fetch origin frotz --tags
  is equivalent to:
    git fetch origin frotz 'refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*'
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Message 6 of 32 in “Clarify that '--tags' fetches tags only”
  1. Clarify that '--tags' fetches tags onlyAnatol Pomozov, Sep 2, 2011
  2. Drew NorthupSep 2, 2011
  3. Clarify that '--tags' fetches tags onlyAnatol Pomozov, Sep 21, 2011
  4. Michael WittenSep 22, 2011
  5. Junio C HamanoSep 22, 2011
  6. Michael WittenSep 22, 2011
  7. Michael WittenSep 22, 2011
  8. Andrew ArdillSep 22, 2011
  9. Michael WittenSep 22, 2011
  10. Docs: Clarify the --tags option of `git fetch'Michael Witten, Sep 22, 2011
  11. Michael WittenSep 22, 2011
  12. Junio C HamanoSep 22, 2011
  13. Docs: Clarify the --tags option of `git fetch'Michael Witten, Sep 22, 2011
  14. Junio C HamanoSep 22, 2011
  15. Michael WittenSep 22, 2011
  16. Michael WittenSep 22, 2011
  17. Junio C HamanoSep 22, 2011
  18. Docs: Clarify the --tags option of `git fetch'Michael Witten, Sep 22, 2011
  19. Daniel JohnsonSep 22, 2011
  20. Peter ShenkinSep 30, 2011
  21. Jakub NarebskiSep 30, 2011
  22. Michael WittenSep 30, 2011
  23. Peter ShenkinOct 1, 2011
  24. Michael WittenOct 1, 2011
  25. Peter ShenkinOct 1, 2011
  26. Michael WittenOct 1, 2011
  27. Peter ShenkinOct 1, 2011
  28. Michael WittenOct 1, 2011
  29. Peter ShenkinOct 1, 2011
  30. Peter ShenkinOct 1, 2011
  31. Junio C HamanoSep 30, 2011
  32. Peter ShenkinOct 1, 2011

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