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diff --git a/Documentation/git-fetch-pack.txt b/Documentation/git-fetch-pack.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..884a26bbf --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/git-fetch-pack.txt @@ -0,0 +1,73 @@ +git-fetch-pack(1) +================= +v0.1, July 2005 + +NAME +---- +git-fetch-pack - Receive missing objects from another repository. + + +SYNOPSIS +-------- +git-fetch-pack [-q] [--exec=<git-upload-pack>] [<host>:]<directory> [<head>...] < <commit-list> + +DESCRIPTION +----------- +Invokes 'git-upload-pack' on a potentially remote repository, +and asks it to send objects missing from this repository, to +update the named heads. The list of commits available locally +is fed from the standard input, to be sent to 'git-upload-pack' +running on the other end. + +This command can be used only when the local side has a common +(ancestor) commit with the remote head that is being pulled +from. Use 'git-clone-pack' for that. + + +OPTIONS +------- +-q:: + Pass '-q' flag to 'git-unpack-objects'; this makes the + cloning process less verbose. + +--exec=<git-upload-pack>:: + Use this to specify the path to 'git-upload-pack' on the + remote side, if is not found on your $PATH. + Installations of sshd ignores the user's environment + setup scripts for login shells (e.g. .bash_profile) and + your privately installed GIT may not be found on the system + default $PATH. Another workaround suggested is to set + up your $PATH in ".bashrc", but this flag is for people + who do not want to pay the overhead for non-interactive + shells by having a lean .bashrc file (they set most of + the things up in .bash_profile). + +<host>:: + A remote host that houses the repository. When this + part is specified, 'git-upload-pack' is invoked via + ssh. + +<directory>:: + The repository to sync from. + +<head>...:: + The remote heads to update from. This is relative to + $GIT_DIR (e.g. "HEAD", "refs/heads/master"). When + unspecified, update from all heads the remote side has. + + However the program refuses to work if more than one + remote head matches the specified heads. I am not sure + what this means... Help!!!!! + + +Author +------ +Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> + +Documentation +-------------- +Documentation by Junio C Hamano. + +GIT +--- +Part of the link:git.html[git] suite |