SYNOPSIS
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-git-fetch-pack [-q] [--exec=<git-upload-pack>] [<host>:]<directory> [<head>...] < <commit-list>
+git-fetch-pack [-q] [--exec=<git-upload-pack>] [<host>:]<directory> [<refs>...]
DESCRIPTION
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Invokes 'git-upload-pack' on a potentially remote repository,
and asks it to send objects missing from this repository, to
update the named heads. The list of commits available locally
-is fed from the standard input, to be sent to 'git-upload-pack'
-running on the other end.
+is found out by scanning local $GIT_DIR/refs/ and sent to
+'git-upload-pack' running on the other end.
-This command can be used only when the local side has a common
-(ancestor) commit with the remote head that is being pulled
-from. Use 'git-clone-pack' for that.
+This command degenerates to download everything to complete the
+asked refs from the remote side when the local side does not
+have a common ancestor commit.
OPTIONS
<directory>::
The repository to sync from.
-<head>...::
+<refs>...::
The remote heads to update from. This is relative to
$GIT_DIR (e.g. "HEAD", "refs/heads/master"). When
unspecified, update from all heads the remote side has.
- However the program refuses to work if more than one
- remote head matches the specified heads. I am not sure
- what this means... Help!!!!!
-
Author
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GIT
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-Part of the link:git.html[git] suite
+Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
projects / git.git / blobdiff