# [BUG] git pull does not understand --strategy-option

2 messages from 2011-04-26 to 2011-04-27. Participants: David Deller.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/27189

## David Deller, 2011-04-26 14:06

Subject: [BUG] git pull does not understand --strategy-option
Message-ID: <BANLkTinFcob1RrOxEDDG+B6UAZGYg-smtg@mail.gmail.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/BANLkTinFcob1RrOxEDDG%2BB6UAZGYg-smtg%40mail.gmail.com

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Works using short form (-X). Works with 'git merge' using either short
or long form.

Apologies, I do not have the current version of Git, but I did not see
any mention of a related fix in changelogs.

$ git --version
git version 1.7.4.1

$ git pull --strategy=recursive --strategy-option=theirs origin master
error: unknown option `strategy-option=theirs'
usage: git fetch [<options>] [<repository> [<refspec>...]]
   or: git fetch [<options>] <group>
   or: git fetch --multiple [<options>] [(<repository> | <group>)...]
   or: git fetch --all [<options>]

    -v, --verbose         be more verbose
    -q, --quiet           be more quiet
    --all                 fetch from all remotes
    -a, --append          append to .git/FETCH_HEAD instead of overwriting
    --upload-pack <PATH>  path to upload pack on remote end
    -f, --force           force overwrite of local branch
    -m, --multiple        fetch from multiple remotes
    -t, --tags            fetch all tags and associated objects
    -n                    do not fetch all tags (--no-tags)
    -p, --prune           prune remote-tracking branches no longer on remote
    --recurse-submodules  control recursive fetching of submodules
    --dry-run             dry run
    -k, --keep            keep downloaded pack
    -u, --update-head-ok  allow updating of HEAD ref
    --progress            force progress reporting
    --depth <DEPTH>       deepen history of shallow clone

$ git pull --strategy=recursive -X theirs origin master
From ssh://git.internal/repos.git
 * branch            master     -> FETCH_HEAD
Already up-to-date.


David

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## David Deller, 2011-04-27 18:27

Subject: Re: [BUG] git pull does not understand --strategy-option
Message-ID: <BANLkTiniVvLe7Wb9-OsKNb8nY23jxo-vQw@mail.gmail.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/BANLkTiniVvLe7Wb9-OsKNb8nY23jxo-vQw%40mail.gmail.com
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTinFcob1RrOxEDDG+B6UAZGYg-smtg@mail.gmail.com>

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> $ git pull --strategy=recursive --strategy-option=theirs origin master
> error: unknown option `strategy-option=theirs'
> usage: git fetch [<options>] [<repository> [<refspec>...]]

I was able to confirm that the bug still exists in the latest version
of Git, 1.7.5. The docs say the option should work.

This affects Phing's[1] Git Pull task[2], which always outputs the
long form whenever the corresponding option is used.

David

[1] PHP build tool
[2] http://www.phing.info/docs/guide/stable/chapters/appendixes/AppendixC-OptionalTasks.html#GitPullTask

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