git-fetch-script(1) =================== v0.1, July 2005 NAME ---- git-fetch-script - Download objects and a head from another repository. SYNOPSIS -------- 'git-fetch-script' [ | tag ] DESCRIPTION ----------- Fetches a named head or a tag from another repository, along with the objects necessary to complete that head or tag. The head to pull defaults to HEAD if unspecified. The head or tag fetched from the remote repository is stored in $GIT_DIR/FETCH_HEAD. When a is specified, the fetched from the remote is also copied to the local $GIT_DIR/tags/ file. When no nor is specified, and was specified with the short-hand notation (i.e. naming a file under the $GIT_DIR/branches directory), the head fetched from the remote repository is also copied to the local $GIT_DIR/heads/ file. OPTIONS ------- include::pull-fetch-param.txt[] Author ------ Written by Linus Torvalds and Junio C Hamano Documentation -------------- Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list . GIT --- Part of the link:git.html[git] suite