From: Peter Shenkin Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2011 22:06:53 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH] Clarify that '--tags' fetches tags only Message-ID: In-Reply-To: Peter Shenkin gmail.com> writes: > But it leaves unexplained and undocumented the fact > that the user's specification of an *additional* refspec is > observed if the additional refspec is given on the > command line but ignored if the additional refspec is > given in the config file. I have to take this back. It makes sense that a refspec on the cmdline overrides one in the config file. I understand the behavior now, and Michael's suggestion of a --default to add the refspec in the config file to the cmdline is IMO a good one. 'Nuff said. (By me, anyway....) Thanks for your help and patience, everyone. -P.