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

From
Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com>
Date
Sep 30, 2011, 08:44 UTC
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Peter Shenkin <shenkin@gmail.com> writes:
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> Now I have a related question. I always want to retrieve all
> tags from tracking branches when I do a "git pull". Right now,
> if I want to do this, it seem (unless I am missing something)
> that I have to do "git fetch --tags; git fetch;  git merge". Is
> there a way I can put something into my .git/config file so
> that I get this effect simply by doing a "git pull"? That's
> what I was trying to do when I added "tagopt = --tags".

Actually fetching of branches on remote into remote-tracking branches would also fetch all tags that point to commits on fetched branches (so called "autofollow" feature).

If you want to fetch _all_ tags, you need to configure fetched branches (e.g. via glob refspec). I think that then "tagopt = --tags" works as expected then, as it is in addition to refspec not as the only refspec; "fetch = +refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*" should work as well.

HTH
-- 
Jakub Narębski
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Message 21 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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