It's surprising that `git clone` and `git init && git remote add -f` don't create the same remote state. Fix this by introducing a new configuration: `fetch.updateHead` which updates the remote `HEAD` when it's not present with "missing", or always with "always". By default it's "never", which retains the current behavior. This has already been discussed before [1]. [1] https://lore.kernel.org/git/20201118091219.3341585-1-felipe.contreras@xxxxxxxxx/ Felipe Contreras (2): Add fetch.updateHead option fetch: add support for HEAD update on mirrors Documentation/config/fetch.txt | 4 ++ Documentation/config/remote.txt | 3 ++ builtin/fetch.c | 69 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- remote.c | 21 ++++++++++ remote.h | 11 ++++++ t/t5510-fetch.sh | 49 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 6 files changed, 156 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) -- 2.40.0+fc1
