X-Git-Url: https://git.octo.it/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2Fgit-fetch.txt;h=a9e86fd26b0df6fe7a84ebdd030b9ae4d46f597e;hb=162f41292167a800432fc6bbacfcd9f93a90b0c8;hp=71693650c4194514f62dd5d8524b446dd8641805;hpb=e634aec752642dcf86c3fc82025e43381d6768c2;p=git.git diff --git a/Documentation/git-fetch.txt b/Documentation/git-fetch.txt index 71693650..a9e86fd2 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-fetch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-fetch.txt @@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ git-fetch(1) NAME ---- -git-fetch - Download objects and a head from another repository. +git-fetch - Download objects and a head from another repository SYNOPSIS -------- -'git-fetch' ... +'git-fetch' ... DESCRIPTION @@ -17,24 +17,21 @@ Fetches named heads or tags from another repository, along with the objects necessary to complete them. The ref names and their object names of fetched refs are stored -in $GIT_DIR/FETCH_HEAD. This information is left for a later merge -operation done by "git resolve" or "git octopus". +in `.git/FETCH_HEAD`. This information is left for a later merge +operation done by "git merge". OPTIONS ------- +include::fetch-options.txt[] + include::pull-fetch-param.txt[] --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. +include::urls.txt[] --u, \--update-head-ok:: - By default 'git-fetch' refuses to update the head which - corresponds to the current branch. This flag disables the - check. Note that fetching into the current branch will not - update the index and working directory, so use it with care. +SEE ALSO +-------- +gitlink:git-pull[1] Author