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From: Jay Soffian <jaysoffian@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC/PATCH 2/4] Teach the --multiple option to 'git fetch'
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2009 19:59:46 -0500
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2009/11/8 Bj=C3=B6rn 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.