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@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ file in `$GIT_DIR/remotes` directory can be given; the
named file should be in the following format:
+
URL: one of the above URL format
- Push: <refspec>...
- Pull: <refspec>...
+ Push: <refspec>
+ Pull: <refspec>
+
When such a short-hand is specified in place of
<repository> without <refspec> parameters on the command
-line, <refspec>... specified on `Push:` lines or `Pull:`
+line, <refspec> specified on `Push:` lines or `Pull:`
lines are used for `git-push` and `git-fetch`/`git-pull`,
respectively. Multiple `Push:` and and `Pull:` lines may
be specified for additional branch mappings.
@@ -91,6 +91,22 @@ remote `master` branch to a local `origin` branch, which
is then merged to a local development branch, again typically
named `master`.
+
+[NOTE]
+There is a difference between listing multiple <refspec>
+directly on `git-pull` command line and having multiple
+`Pull:` <refspec> lines for a <repository> and running
+`git-pull` command without any explicit <refspec> parameters.
+<refspec> listed explicitly on the command line are always
+merged into the current branch after fetching. In other words,
+if you list more than one remote refs, you would be making
+an Octopus. While `git-pull` run without any explicit <refspec>
+parameter takes default <refspec>s from `Pull:` lines, it
+merges only the first <refspec> found into the current branch,
+after fetching all the remote refs. This is because making an
+Octopus from remote refs is rarely done, while keeping track
+of multiple remote heads in one-go by fetching more than one
+is often useful.
++
Some short-cut notations are also supported.
+
* For backward compatibility, `tag` is almost ignored;