"Michael K. Edwards" <medwards.linux@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > On 11/14/06, Junio C Hamano <junkio@xxxxxxx> wrote: >> I am somewhat doubtful that this is common enough to warrant >> adding an extra option to "git fetch", but you could add >> alternates to these new reference object stores before >> initiating the fetch. >> ... > > Thanks, that's what I was looking for. I can just set up a "tracking" > tree where I don't attempt any merges, include it in the alternates > for each working tree, and "git fetch" in the tracking tree when it's > convenient. Now, will tags from the tracking tree propagate into the > working trees? For the working trees, if you "fetch" from the tracking tree using short-hand, just like you "fetch" from the origin using short-hand, tags will be followed, I think. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html