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diff --git a/Documentation/git-remote.txt b/Documentation/git-remote.txt
index fad983e297..528f34a131 100644
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+++ b/Documentation/git-remote.txt
@@ -10,12 +10,17 @@ SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
'git remote' [-v | --verbose]
-'git remote add' [-t <branch>] [-m <master>] [-f] [--mirror] <name> <url>
+'git remote add' [-t <branch>] [-m <master>] [-f] [--tags|--no-tags] [--mirror=<fetch|push>] <name> <url>
'git remote rename' <old> <new>
'git remote rm' <name>
-'git remote show' [-n] <name>
+'git remote set-head' <name> (-a | -d | <branch>)
+'git remote set-branches' <name> [--add] <branch>...
+'git remote set-url' [--push] <name> <newurl> [<oldurl>]
+'git remote set-url --add' [--push] <name> <newurl>
+'git remote set-url --delete' [--push] <name> <url>
+'git remote' [-v | --verbose] 'show' [-n] <name>
'git remote prune' [-n | --dry-run] <name>
-'git remote update' [group]
+'git remote' [-v | --verbose] 'update' [-p | --prune] [(<group> | <remote>)...]
DESCRIPTION
-----------
@@ -29,6 +34,7 @@ OPTIONS
-v::
--verbose::
Be a little more verbose and show remote url after name.
+ NOTE: This must be placed between `remote` and `subcommand`.
COMMANDS
@@ -46,6 +52,12 @@ update remote-tracking branches <name>/<branch>.
With `-f` option, `git fetch <name>` is run immediately after
the remote information is set up.
+
+With `--tags` option, `git fetch <name>` imports every tag from the
+remote repository.
++
+With `--no-tags` option, `git fetch <name>` does not import tags from
+the remote repository.
++
With `-t <branch>` option, instead of the default glob
refspec for the remote to track all branches under
`$GIT_DIR/remotes/<name>/`, a refspec to track only `<branch>`
@@ -53,18 +65,20 @@ is created. You can give more than one `-t <branch>` to track
multiple branches without grabbing all branches.
+
With `-m <master>` option, `$GIT_DIR/remotes/<name>/HEAD` is set
-up to point at remote's `<master>` branch instead of whatever
-branch the `HEAD` at the remote repository actually points at.
+up to point at remote's `<master>` branch. See also the set-head command.
++
+When a fetch mirror is created with `\--mirror=fetch`, the refs will not
+be stored in the 'refs/remotes/' namespace, but rather everything in
+'refs/' on the remote will be directly mirrored into 'refs/' in the
+local repository. This option only makes sense in bare repositories,
+because a fetch would overwrite any local commits.
+
-In mirror mode, enabled with `\--mirror`, the refs will not be stored
-in the 'refs/remotes/' namespace, but in 'refs/heads/'. This option
-only makes sense in bare repositories. If a remote uses mirror
-mode, furthermore, `git push` will always behave as if `\--mirror`
-was passed.
+When a push mirror is created with `\--mirror=push`, then `git push`
+will always behave as if `\--mirror` was passed.
'rename'::
-Rename the remote named <old> to <new>. All remote tracking branches and
+Rename the remote named <old> to <new>. All remote-tracking branches and
configuration settings for the remote are updated.
+
In case <old> and <new> are the same, and <old> is a file under
@@ -73,9 +87,59 @@ the configuration file format.
'rm'::
-Remove the remote named <name>. All remote tracking branches and
+Remove the remote named <name>. All remote-tracking branches and
configuration settings for the remote are removed.
+'set-head'::
+
+Sets or deletes the default branch (`$GIT_DIR/remotes/<name>/HEAD`) for
+the named remote. Having a default branch for a remote is not required,
+but allows the name of the remote to be specified in lieu of a specific
+branch. For example, if the default branch for `origin` is set to
+`master`, then `origin` may be specified wherever you would normally
+specify `origin/master`.
++
+With `-d`, `$GIT_DIR/remotes/<name>/HEAD` is deleted.
++
+With `-a`, the remote is queried to determine its `HEAD`, then
+`$GIT_DIR/remotes/<name>/HEAD` is set to the same branch. e.g., if the remote
+`HEAD` is pointed at `next`, "`git remote set-head origin -a`" will set
+`$GIT_DIR/refs/remotes/origin/HEAD` to `refs/remotes/origin/next`. This will
+only work if `refs/remotes/origin/next` already exists; if not it must be
+fetched first.
++
+Use `<branch>` to set `$GIT_DIR/remotes/<name>/HEAD` explicitly. e.g., "git
+remote set-head origin master" will set `$GIT_DIR/refs/remotes/origin/HEAD` to
+`refs/remotes/origin/master`. This will only work if
+`refs/remotes/origin/master` already exists; if not it must be fetched first.
++
+
+'set-branches'::
+
+Changes the list of branches tracked by the named remote.
+This can be used to track a subset of the available remote branches
+after the initial setup for a remote.
++
+The named branches will be interpreted as if specified with the
+`-t` option on the 'git remote add' command line.
++
+With `--add`, instead of replacing the list of currently tracked
+branches, adds to that list.
+
+'set-url'::
+
+Changes URL remote points to. Sets first URL remote points to matching
+regex <oldurl> (first URL if no <oldurl> is given) to <newurl>. If
+<oldurl> doesn't match any URL, error occurs and nothing is changed.
++
+With '--push', push URLs are manipulated instead of fetch URLs.
++
+With '--add', instead of changing some URL, new URL is added.
++
+With '--delete', instead of changing some URL, all URLs matching
+regex <url> are deleted. Trying to delete all non-push URLs is an
+error.
+
'show'::
Gives some information about the remote <name>.
@@ -85,22 +149,24 @@ With `-n` option, the remote heads are not queried first with
'prune'::
-Deletes all stale tracking branches under <name>.
+Deletes all stale remote-tracking branches under <name>.
These stale branches have already been removed from the remote repository
referenced by <name>, but are still locally available in
"remotes/<name>".
+
-With `--dry-run` option, report what branches will be pruned, but do no
+With `--dry-run` option, report what branches will be pruned, but do not
actually prune them.
'update'::
Fetch updates for a named set of remotes in the repository as defined by
remotes.<group>. If a named group is not specified on the command line,
-the configuration parameter remotes.default will get used; if
+the configuration parameter remotes.default will be used; if
remotes.default is not defined, all remotes which do not have the
configuration parameter remote.<name>.skipDefaultUpdate set to true will
be updated. (See linkgit:git-config[1]).
++
+With `--prune` option, prune all the remotes that are updated.
DISCUSSION
@@ -134,7 +200,7 @@ $ git checkout -b nfs linux-nfs/master
...
------------
-* Imitate 'git-clone' but track only selected branches
+* Imitate 'git clone' but track only selected branches
+
------------
$ mkdir project.git
@@ -151,16 +217,6 @@ linkgit:git-fetch[1]
linkgit:git-branch[1]
linkgit:git-config[1]
-Author
-------
-Written by Junio Hamano
-
-
-Documentation
---------------
-Documentation by J. Bruce Fields and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
-
-
GIT
---
Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite