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authorJonathan Tan <jonathantanmy@google.com>2020-08-18 04:01:32 (GMT)
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2020-08-18 20:25:05 (GMT)
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fetch: allow refspecs specified through stdin
In a subsequent patch, partial clones will be taught to fetch missing objects using a "git fetch" subprocess. Because the number of objects fetched may be too numerous to fit on the command line, teach "fetch" to accept refspecs passed through stdin. Signed-off-by: Jonathan Tan <jonathantanmy@google.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-fetch.txt b/Documentation/git-fetch.txt
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--- a/Documentation/git-fetch.txt
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@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ include::fetch-options.txt[]
include::pull-fetch-param.txt[]
+--stdin::
+ Read refspecs, one per line, from stdin in addition to those provided
+ as arguments. The "tag <name>" format is not supported.
+
include::urls-remotes.txt[]