When using the "--mirror" option to "git remote add", the refs will not
be stored in the refs/remotes/ namespace, but in the same location as
on the remote side.
This option probably only makes sense in a bare repository.
Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@xxxxxx>
---
On Sun, 2 Sep 2007, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@xxxxxx> writes:
>
> > When using the "--mirror" option to "git remote add", the refs
> > will not be stored in the refs/remotes/ namespace, but in
> > refs/heads/.
>
> I suspect people'd prefer "+refs/*:refs/*" for a repo truly
> mirroring another.
Yes, you're right.
Documentation/git-remote.txt | 6 +++++-
git-remote.perl | 8 +++++++-
2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-remote.txt b/Documentation/git-remote.txt
index 61a6022..94b9f17 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-remote.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-remote.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
'git-remote'
-'git-remote' add [-t <branch>] [-m <branch>] [-f] <name> <url>
+'git-remote' add [-t <branch>] [-m <branch>] [-f] [--mirror] <name> <url>
'git-remote' show <name>
'git-remote' prune <name>
'git-remote' update [group]
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ multiple branches without grabbing all branches.
With `-m <master>` option, `$GIT_DIR/remotes/<name>/HEAD` is set
up to point at remote's `<master>` branch instead of whatever
branch the `HEAD` at the remote repository actually points at.
++
+In mirror mode, enabled with `--mirror`, the refs will not be stored
+in the 'refs/remotes/' namespace, but in 'refs/heads/'. This option
+only makes sense in bare repositories.
'show'::
diff --git a/git-remote.perl b/git-remote.perl
index 01cf480..f6f283e 100755
--- a/git-remote.perl
+++ b/git-remote.perl
@@ -278,7 +278,9 @@ sub add_remote {
for (@$track) {
$git->command('config', '--add', "remote.$name.fetch",
- "+refs/heads/$_:refs/remotes/$name/$_");
+ $opts->{'mirror'} ?
+ "+refs/$_:refs/$_" :
+ "+refs/heads/$_:refs/remotes/$name/$_");
}
if ($opts->{'fetch'}) {
$git->command('fetch', $name);
@@ -409,6 +411,10 @@ elsif ($ARGV[0] eq 'add') {
shift @ARGV;
next;
}
+ if ($opt eq '--mirror') {
+ $opts{'mirror'} = 1;
+ next;
+ }
add_usage();
}
if (@ARGV != 3) {
--
1.5.3.2.g46909
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