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From: Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
To: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Cc: Sam Bostock <sam.bostock@shopify.com>, git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: `git fetch` not updating 'origin/HEAD' after branch rename
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2021 23:09:52 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87pmyxc2n3.fsf@igel.home> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <xmqqlf9lly3d.fsf@gitster.g> (Junio C. Hamano's message of "Tue, 13 Apr 2021 13:37:58 -0700")

On Apr 13 2021, Junio C Hamano wrote:

> It may also be
> possible to add "git fetch --reset-remote-tracking-HEAD" option to
> make "fetch" overwrite existing origin/HEAD but somebody has to
> propose such a change, argue for its benefit and get it accepted by
> the community.

Isn't that what git remote set-head origin -a does?

Andreas.

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  reply	other threads:[~2021-04-13 21:10 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-04-13 20:25 `git fetch` not updating 'origin/HEAD' after branch rename Sam Bostock
2021-04-13 20:37 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-13 21:09   ` Andreas Schwab [this message]
2021-04-13 21:22     ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-14  0:26 ` Chris Torek
2021-04-14  5:29   ` Jeff King
2021-04-14 10:56   ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-14 12:03     ` Andreas Schwab
2021-04-14 21:12       ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-15  9:28     ` Jeff King

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