From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Linus Torvalds Subject: Re: [FEATURE REQUEST] git clone, just clone selected branches? Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:38:04 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: References: <011401c80b6f$1a11d1f0$04ac10ac@Jocke> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=us-ascii Cc: git@vger.kernel.org To: Joakim Tjernlund X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Wed Oct 10 21:38:21 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git-2@gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.176.167]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1IfhNs-0001qu-F2 for gcvg-git-2@gmane.org; Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:38:20 +0200 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755202AbXJJTiO (ORCPT ); Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:38:14 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1752782AbXJJTiN (ORCPT ); Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:38:13 -0400 Received: from smtp2.linux-foundation.org ([207.189.120.14]:53933 "EHLO smtp2.linux-foundation.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755186AbXJJTiM (ORCPT ); Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:38:12 -0400 Received: from imap1.linux-foundation.org (imap1.linux-foundation.org [207.189.120.55]) by smtp2.linux-foundation.org (8.13.5.20060308/8.13.5/Debian-3ubuntu1.1) with ESMTP id l9AJc5TR016310 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:38:06 -0700 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by imap1.linux-foundation.org (8.13.5.20060308/8.13.5/Debian-3ubuntu1.1) with ESMTP id l9AJc4dX022413; Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:38:05 -0700 In-Reply-To: <011401c80b6f$1a11d1f0$04ac10ac@Jocke> X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-3.229 required=5 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,OSDL_HEADER_SUBJECT_BRACKETED X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.0-osdl_revision__1.47__ X-MIMEDefang-Filter: lf$Revision: 1.188 $ X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.53 on 207.189.120.14 Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: On Wed, 10 Oct 2007, Joakim Tjernlund wrote: > > I know I can use git remote to do this, but it is a bit clumsy > when starting a new repo. How about just git init .. set up remote tracking info in .git/config .. git fetch remote which should do what you want. Linus