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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/config/fetch.txt | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/fetch-options.txt | 13 |
2 files changed, 19 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/config/fetch.txt b/Documentation/config/fetch.txt index e8cb205..f119402 100644 --- a/Documentation/config/fetch.txt +++ b/Documentation/config/fetch.txt @@ -70,6 +70,16 @@ fetch.showForcedUpdates:: linkgit:git-fetch[1] and linkgit:git-pull[1] commands. Defaults to true. +fetch.parallel:: + Specifies the maximal number of fetch operations to be run in parallel + at a time (submodules, or remotes when the `--multiple` option of + linkgit:git-fetch[1] is in effect). ++ +A value of 0 will give some reasonable default. If unset, it defaults to 1. ++ +For submodules, this setting can be overridden using the `submodule.fetchJobs` +config setting. + fetch.writeCommitGraph:: Set to true to write a commit-graph after every `git fetch` command that downloads a pack-file from a remote. Using the `--split` option, diff --git a/Documentation/fetch-options.txt b/Documentation/fetch-options.txt index 99df1f3..43b9ff3 100644 --- a/Documentation/fetch-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/fetch-options.txt @@ -160,10 +160,15 @@ ifndef::git-pull[] -j:: --jobs=<n>:: - Number of parallel children to be used for fetching submodules. - Each will fetch from different submodules, such that fetching many - submodules will be faster. By default submodules will be fetched - one at a time. + Number of parallel children to be used for all forms of fetching. ++ +If the `--multiple` option was specified, the different remotes will be fetched +in parallel. If multiple submodules are fetched, they will be fetched in +parallel. To control them independently, use the config settings +`fetch.parallel` and `submodule.fetchJobs` (see linkgit:git-config[1]). ++ +Typically, parallel recursive and multi-remote fetches will be faster. By +default fetches are performed sequentially, not in parallel. --no-recurse-submodules:: Disable recursive fetching of submodules (this has the same effect as |