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Re: git fetch --reference

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Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
Date
Sep 3, 2013, 17:19 UTC
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Yann Droneaud <ydroneaud@opteya.com> writes:
> So what's the best way to do a git fetch <remote>, copying objects from
> another local repository
> to resolve delta ?

IMHO the best way is to add a remote for the local repository, fetch from it, then fetch from <remote>.

Andreas.
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