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diff --git a/Documentation/pull-fetch-param.txt b/Documentation/pull-fetch-param.txt index 7d3a60f5b9..95a7390b2c 100644 --- a/Documentation/pull-fetch-param.txt +++ b/Documentation/pull-fetch-param.txt @@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ ifndef::git-pull[] (see <<CRTB,CONFIGURED REMOTE-TRACKING BRANCHES>> below). endif::git-pull[] ifdef::git-pull[] - (see linkgit:git-fetch[1]). + (see the section "CONFIGURED REMOTE-TRACKING BRANCHES" + in linkgit:git-fetch[1]). endif::git-pull[] + The format of a <refspec> parameter is an optional plus @@ -29,6 +30,22 @@ The colon can be omitted when <dst> is empty. <src> is typically a ref, but it can also be a fully spelled hex object name. + +A <refspec> may contain a `*` in its <src> to indicate a simple pattern +match. Such a refspec functions like a glob that matches any ref with the +same prefix. A pattern <refspec> must have a `*` in both the <src> and +<dst>. It will map refs to the destination by replacing the `*` with the +contents matched from the source. ++ +If a refspec is prefixed by `^`, it will be interpreted as a negative +refspec. Rather than specifying which refs to fetch or which local refs to +update, such a refspec will instead specify refs to exclude. A ref will be +considered to match if it matches at least one positive refspec, and does +not match any negative refspec. Negative refspecs can be useful to restrict +the scope of a pattern refspec so that it will not include specific refs. +Negative refspecs can themselves be pattern refspecs. However, they may only +contain a <src> and do not specify a <dst>. Fully spelled out hex object +names are also not supported. ++ `tag <tag>` means the same as `refs/tags/<tag>:refs/tags/<tag>`; it requests fetching everything up to the given tag. + |