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diff --git a/Documentation/git-fetch.txt b/Documentation/git-fetch.txt index 8deb61469d..9e4216999d 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-fetch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-fetch.txt @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ 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. This default behavior can be changed by using the --tags or --no-tags options or by -configuring remote.<name>.tagopt. By using a refspec that fetches tags +configuring remote.<name>.tagOpt. By using a refspec that fetches tags explicitly, you can fetch tags that do not point into branches you are interested in as well. @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ This configuration is used in two ways: * When `git fetch` is run without specifying what branches and/or tags to fetch on the command line, e.g. `git fetch origin` or `git fetch`, `remote.<repository>.fetch` values are used as - the refspecs---they specify which refs to fetch and which local refs + the refspecs--they specify which refs to fetch and which local refs to update. The example above will fetch all branches that exist in the `origin` (i.e. any ref that matches the left-hand side of the value, `refs/heads/*`) and update the @@ -99,6 +99,57 @@ The latter use of the `remote.<repository>.fetch` values can be overridden by giving the `--refmap=<refspec>` parameter(s) on the command line. +OUTPUT +------ + +The output of "git fetch" depends on the transport method used; this +section describes the output when fetching over the Git protocol +(either locally or via ssh) and Smart HTTP protocol. + +The status of the fetch is output in tabular form, with each line +representing the status of a single ref. Each line is of the form: + +------------------------------- + <flag> <summary> <from> -> <to> [<reason>] +------------------------------- + +The status of up-to-date refs is shown only if the --verbose option is +used. + +In compact output mode, specified with configuration variable +fetch.output, if either entire `<from>` or `<to>` is found in the +other string, it will be substituted with `*` in the other string. For +example, `master -> origin/master` becomes `master -> origin/*`. + +flag:: + A single character indicating the status of the ref: +(space);; for a successfully fetched fast-forward; +`+`;; for a successful forced update; +`-`;; for a successfully pruned ref; +`t`;; for a successful tag update; +`*`;; for a successfully fetched new ref; +`!`;; for a ref that was rejected or failed to update; and +`=`;; for a ref that was up to date and did not need fetching. + +summary:: + For a successfully fetched ref, the summary shows the old and new + values of the ref in a form suitable for using as an argument to + `git log` (this is `<old>..<new>` in most cases, and + `<old>...<new>` for forced non-fast-forward updates). + +from:: + The name of the remote ref being fetched from, minus its + `refs/<type>/` prefix. In the case of deletion, the name of + the remote ref is "(none)". + +to:: + The name of the local ref being updated, minus its + `refs/<type>/` prefix. + +reason:: + A human-readable explanation. In the case of successfully fetched + refs, no explanation is needed. For a failed ref, the reason for + failure is described. EXAMPLES -------- |