Re: [PATCH v4 7/7] docs: mention --refetch fetch option

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Mar 28, 2022, 17:38 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqee2m2d0y.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <da1e6de7a9f87c4d5a1970fba17380c3ea7b76ca.1648476132.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>

"Robert Coup via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> writes:

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>  remote.<name>.partialclonefilter::
> -	The filter that will be applied when fetching from this
> -	promisor remote.
> +	The filter that will be applied when fetching from this	promisor remote.
> +	Changing or clearing this value will only affect fetches for new commits.
> +	To fetch associated objects for commits already present in the local object
> +	database, use the `--refetch` option of linkgit:git-fetch[1].

Good advice to add.

Will replace. I think we've seen this topic enough times and it looked reasonably well done. Let's mark it for 'next' unless we hear objections soonish.

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