# How to fetch all tags in the history of selected branch, but only those tags? 2 messages from 2019-11-22 to 2019-11-22. Participants: Szelp, A. Sz., Jeff King. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/52309 ## Szelp, A. Sz., 2019-11-22 09:58 Subject: How to fetch all tags in the history of selected branch, but only those tags? Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CAGn30R_C0BDCF-v0Ok5ekto9LK9wHUfHaKQi94wrKbaWaX6ezw%40mail.gmail.com ``` Hi, I found a discrepancy in the documentation around `git-fetch` where it describes a default behaviour (and the described behaviour is what I'd want) but that does not seem to be the actually implemented default behaviour (on 2.21.0). Well, either that or I misunderstand the documentation. Then it might be an indication that the documentation can benefit from clarification. I described my issue in a question on [Stackoverflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/58953115/), but I figured I'd get more informed answers here. So, the documentation for `git-fetch` says: > By default, any tag that points into the histories being fetched is also fetched; the effect is to fetch tags that point at branches that you are interested in. However doing `git fetch origin master` I do *not* get any tags. Doing `--tags` on the other hand fetches *all* of the tags, defying the benefit spelled out in " the effect is to fetch tags that point at branches that you are interested in". What am I missing? Is this indeed a bug (either in implementation or in documentation), or am I missing something obvious. Also, how can I force the desired behaviour (fetch the tags in the history, but only those). Szabolcs ``` ## Jeff King, 2019-11-22 12:53 Subject: Re: How to fetch all tags in the history of selected branch, but only those tags? Message-ID: <20191122125335.GA20732@sigill.intra.peff.net> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20191122125335.GA20732%40sigill.intra.peff.net In-Reply-To: ``` On Fri, Nov 22, 2019 at 10:58:07AM +0100, Szelp, A. Sz. wrote: > However doing `git fetch origin master` I do *not* get any tags. Doing > `--tags` on the other hand fetches *all* of the tags, defying the > benefit spelled out in " the effect is to fetch tags that point at > branches that you are interested in". > > What am I missing? Is this indeed a bug (either in implementation or > in documentation), or am I missing something obvious. Also, how can I > force the desired behaviour (fetch the tags in the history, but only > those). This was discussed recently in: https://public-inbox.org/git/alpine.LSU.2.20.1910021431130.32588@cpza.bfz-tzou.qr/ -Peff ```