On 14-06-04 06:17 PM, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> Marc Branchaud <[email protected]> writes:
>
> [jc: omitted good suggestions I'll use in amending]
>
>>> + the refspecs to be used to fetch. The example above will fetch
>>
>> /to be used//
>
> I have a problem with that change, actually, because you do not
> "fetch" refspec from anywhere. A refspec is what is used to
> determine what histories to fetch (i.e. left-hand side of it before
> the colon) and which local refs to update with what is fetched
> (i.e. right-hand side of it after the colon), and this description
> of the traditional behaviour is meant to highlight the difference
> from the second usage, which is relatively new since f2690487
> (fetch: opportunistically update tracking refs, 2013-05-11),
> i.e. how the variable is *not* used as a refspec when the command
> line already has one.
>
> Perhaps
>
> ... `remote.<repository>.fetch` values are used as the refspecs,
> i.e. they specify what refs to fetch and what local refs to
> update.
>
> or something?
s/what/which/ and I think that would be fine.
M.
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