| -a, \--append:: |
| Append ref names and object names of fetched refs to the |
| existing contents of `.git/FETCH_HEAD`. Without this |
| option old data in `.git/FETCH_HEAD` will be overwritten. |
| |
| \--upload-pack <upload-pack>:: |
| When given, and the repository to fetch from is handled |
| by 'git-fetch-pack', '--exec=<upload-pack>' is passed to |
| the command to specify non-default path for the command |
| run on the other end. |
| |
| -f, \--force:: |
| When `git-fetch` is used with `<rbranch>:<lbranch>` |
| refspec, it refuses to update the local branch |
| `<lbranch>` unless the remote branch `<rbranch>` it |
| fetches is a descendant of `<lbranch>`. This option |
| overrides that check. |
| |
| \--no-tags:: |
| By default, `git-fetch` fetches tags that point at |
| objects that are downloaded from the remote repository |
| and stores them locally. This option disables this |
| automatic tag following. |
| |
| -t, \--tags:: |
| Most of the tags are fetched automatically as branch |
| heads are downloaded, but tags that do not point at |
| objects reachable from the branch heads that are being |
| tracked will not be fetched by this mechanism. This |
| flag lets all tags and their associated objects be |
| downloaded. |
| |
| -k, \--keep:: |
| Keep downloaded pack. |
| |
| -u, \--update-head-ok:: |
| By default `git-fetch` refuses to update the head which |
| corresponds to the current branch. This flag disables the |
| check. Note that fetching into the current branch will not |
| update the index and working directory, so use it with care. |
| |
