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authorJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2021-04-30 15:08:10 +0900
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2021-04-30 15:08:10 +0900
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<p>
The <code>prefetch</code> task updates the object directory with the latest
objects from all registered remotes. For each remote, a <code>git fetch</code>
- command is run. The refmap is custom to avoid updating local or remote
- branches (those in <code>refs/heads</code> or <code>refs/remotes</code>). Instead, the
- remote refs are stored in <code>refs/prefetch/&lt;remote&gt;/</code>. Also, tags are
- not updated.
+ command is run. The configured refspec is modified to place all
+ requested refs within <code>refs/prefetch/</code>. Also, tags are not updated.
</p>
<div class="paragraph"><p>This is done to avoid disrupting the remote-tracking branches. The end users
expect these refs to stay unmoved unless they initiate a fetch. With prefetch
@@ -1186,7 +1184,7 @@ custom tasks.</p></div>
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- 2021-02-22 16:54:23 PST
+ 2021-04-30 15:03:30 JST
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