Re: [RFC/PATCH 2/4] Teach the --multiple option to 'git fetch'

[Jay Soffian <jaysoffian@gmail.com>]

2009/11/8 Björn Gustavsson <bgustavsson@gmail.com>:
> Add the --multiple option to specify that all arguments are either
> groups or remotes. The primary reason for adding this option is
> to allow us to re-implement 'git remote update' using fetch.

Can't this be determined automagically by inspecting the arguments? I
believe there can be two unambiguous usages:

a) git fetch <repository> <refspec>...
b) git fetch <repository>...

If there is more than one argument, either:

a) arguments 2...N must be refpecs (i.e., each must contain a colon)
b) arguments 2...N must NOT be refspecs

"The format of a <refspec> parameter is an optional plus +, followed
by the source ref <src>, followed by a colon :, followed by the
destination ref <dst>."

j.