Re: git pull (Re: need advice on usage patterns)

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Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 03:36, Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>> -'git pull' <options> <repository> <refspec>...
>> +'git pull' <options> <repository> <branch>...
>
> Wasn't it "refspec" because git-pull can take args like
> "refs/remotes/origin/*:refs/heads/*", not just branch names?

Yes, by abuse of language that might be called the noble lie (or
something; notice later where it says "<branch> can be an arbitrary
refspec).  Better ways to achieve the same effect would be welcome.
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