The "remote" repository to pull from. One of the
following notations can be used to name the repository
to pull from:
++
+===============================================================
+- Rsync URL: rsync://remote.machine/path/to/repo.git/
+- HTTP(s) URL: http://remote.machine/path/to/repo.git/
+- GIT URL: git://remote.machine/path/to/repo.git/
+ or remote.machine:/path/to/repo.git/
+- Local directory: /path/to/repo.git/
+===============================================================
++
+In addition to the above, as a short-hand, the name of a
+file in $GIT_DIR/remotes directory can be given; the
+named file should be in the following format:
++
+ URL: one of the above URL format
+ Push: <refspec>...
+ Pull: <refspec>...
++
+When such a short-hand is specified in place of
+<repository> without <refspec> parameters on the command
+line, <refspec>... specified on Push lines or Pull lines
+are used for "git push" and "git fetch/pull",
+respectively.
++
+The name of a file in $GIT_DIR/branches directory can be
+specified as an older notation short-hand; the named
+file should contain a single line, a URL in one of the
+above formats, optionally followed by a hash '#' and the
+name of remote head (URL fragment notation).
+$GIT_DIR/branches/<remote> file that stores a <url>
+without the fragment is equivalent to have this in the
+corresponding file in the $GIT_DIR/remotes/ directory
++
+ URL: <url>
+ Pull: refs/heads/master:<remote>
++
+while having <url>#<head> is equivalent to
++
+ URL: <url>
+ Pull: refs/heads/<head>:<remote>
- Rsync URL
- rsync://remote.machine/path/to/repo.git/
+<refspec>::
+ The canonical format of a <refspec> parameter is
+ '+?<src>:<dst>'; that is, an optional plus '+', followed
+ by the source ref, followed by a colon ':', followed by
+ the destination ref.
++
+When used in "git push", the <src> side can be an
+arbitrary "SHA1 expression" that can be used as an
+argument to "git-cat-file -t". E.g. "master~4" (push
+four parents before the current master head).
++
+For "git push", the local ref that matches <src> is used
+to fast forward the remote ref that matches <dst>. If
+the optional plus '+' is used, the remote ref is updated
+even if it does not result in a fast forward update.
++
+For "git fetch/pull", the remote ref that matches <src>
+is fetched, and if <dst> is not empty string, the local
+ref that matches it is fast forwarded using <src>.
+Again, if the optional plus '+' is used, the local ref
+is updated even if it does not result in a fast forward
+update.
++
+Some short-cut notations are also supported.
++
+* For backward compatibility, "tag" is almost ignored;
+ it just makes the following parameter <tag> to mean a
+ refspec "refs/tags/<tag>:refs/tags/<tag>".
+* A parameter <ref> without a colon is equivalent to
+ <ref>: when pulling/fetching, and <ref>:<ref> when
+ pushing. That is, do not store it locally if
+ fetching, and update the same name if pushing.
- HTTP(s) URL
- http://remote.machine/path/to/repo.git/
-
- GIT URL
- git://remote.machine/path/to/repo.git/
- remote.machine:/path/to/repo.git/
-
- Local directory
- /path/to/repo.git/
-
- In addition to that, as a short-hand, the name of a file
- in $GIT_DIR/branches directory can be specified; the
- named file should contain a single line, a URL in one of
- the above formats, optionally followed by a hash '#' and
- the name of remote head.
-
-<head>::
- The remote head name to fetch from. That is, make the
- objects reachable from the commit recorded in
- $GIT_DIR/refs/heads/<head> in the remote repository
- available locally.
-
-tag <tag>::
- The remote head tag to fetch from. That is, make the
- objects reachable from the commit recorded in
- $GIT_DIR/refs/tags/<tag> in the remote repository
- available locally.
+-a, \--append::
+ Append ref names and object names of fetched refs to the
+ existing contents of $GIT_DIR/FETCH_HEAD. Without this
+ option old data in $GIT_DIR/FETCH_HEAD will be overwritten.
+-f, \--force::
+ Usually, the command refuses to update a local ref that is
+ not an ancestor of the remote ref used to overwrite it.
+ This flag disables the check. What this means is that the
+ local repository can lose commits; use it with care.
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