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From: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Subject: Re: git fetch --reference?
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 17:49:58 -0800
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"Michael K. Edwards" <medwards.linux@gmail.com> writes:

> On 11/14/06, Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> wrote:
>> I am somewhat doubtful that this is common enough to warrant
>> adding an extra option to "git fetch", but you could add
>> alternates to these new reference object stores before
>> initiating the fetch.
>> ...
>
> Thanks, that's what I was looking for.  I can just set up a "tracking"
> tree where I don't attempt any merges, include it in the alternates
> for each working tree, and "git fetch" in the tracking tree when it's
> convenient.  Now, will tags from the tracking tree propagate into the
> working trees?

For the working trees, if you "fetch" from the tracking tree
using short-hand, just like you "fetch" from the origin using
short-hand, tags will be followed, I think.