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--q, \--quiet::
+-q::
+--quiet::
Pass --quiet to git-fetch-pack and silence any other internally
used programs.
--v, \--verbose::
+-v::
+--verbose::
Be verbose.
--a, \--append::
+-a::
+--append::
Append ref names and object names of fetched refs to the
existing contents of `.git/FETCH_HEAD`. Without this
option old data in `.git/FETCH_HEAD` will be overwritten.
-\--upload-pack <upload-pack>::
+--upload-pack <upload-pack>::
When given, and the repository to fetch from is handled
by 'git-fetch-pack', '--exec=<upload-pack>' is passed to
the command to specify non-default path for the command
run on the other end.
--f, \--force::
- When `git-fetch` is used with `<rbranch>:<lbranch>`
+-f::
+--force::
+ When 'git-fetch' is used with `<rbranch>:<lbranch>`
refspec, it refuses to update the local branch
`<lbranch>` unless the remote branch `<rbranch>` it
fetches is a descendant of `<lbranch>`. This option
overrides that check.
--n, \--no-tags::
- By default, `git-fetch` fetches tags that point at
- objects that are downloaded from the remote repository
- and stores them locally. This option disables this
- automatic tag following.
+ifdef::git-pull[]
+--no-tags::
+endif::git-pull[]
+ifndef::git-pull[]
+-n::
+--no-tags::
+endif::git-pull[]
+ By default, tags that point at objects that are downloaded
+ from the remote repository are fetched and stored locally.
+ This option disables this automatic tag following.
--t, \--tags::
+-t::
+--tags::
Most of the tags are fetched automatically as branch
heads are downloaded, but tags that do not point at
objects reachable from the branch heads that are being
@@ -37,18 +47,20 @@
flag lets all tags and their associated objects be
downloaded.
--k, \--keep::
+-k::
+--keep::
Keep downloaded pack.
--u, \--update-head-ok::
- By default `git-fetch` refuses to update the head which
+-u::
+--update-head-ok::
+ By default 'git-fetch' refuses to update the head which
corresponds to the current branch. This flag disables the
- check. This is purely for the internal use for `git-pull`
- to communicate with `git-fetch`, and unless you are
+ check. This is purely for the internal use for 'git-pull'
+ to communicate with 'git-fetch', and unless you are
implementing your own Porcelain you are not supposed to
use it.
-\--depth=<depth>::
+--depth=<depth>::
Deepen the history of a 'shallow' repository created by
`git clone` with `--depth=<depth>` option (see linkgit:git-clone[1])
by the specified number of commits.