Re: [PATCH 1/5] fetch doc: update introductory part for clarity

2014-05-30 Thread Marc Branchaud
On 14-05-29 06:42 PM, Junio C Hamano wrote: - Branches is a more common way to say heads in these days. - Remote-tracking branches are used a lot more these days and it is worth mentioning that it is one of the primary side effects of the command to update them. - Avoid X. That

Re: [PATCH 1/5] fetch doc: update introductory part for clarity

2014-05-30 Thread Junio C Hamano
Marc Branchaud marcn...@xiplink.com writes: On 14-05-29 06:42 PM, Junio C Hamano wrote: - Branches is a more common way to say heads in these days. - Remote-tracking branches are used a lot more these days and it is worth mentioning that it is one of the primary side effects of the

Re: [PATCH 1/5] fetch doc: update introductory part for clarity

2014-05-30 Thread Marc Branchaud
On 14-05-30 01:52 PM, Junio C Hamano wrote: Marc Branchaud marcn...@xiplink.com writes: On 14-05-29 06:42 PM, Junio C Hamano wrote: + +The names of refs that are fetched, together with the object names +they point at, are written to `.git/FETCH_HEAD`. This information +is used by a later

Re: [PATCH 1/5] fetch doc: update introductory part for clarity

2014-05-30 Thread Junio C Hamano
Marc Branchaud marcn...@xiplink.com writes: The docs say that all the fetched refs are written to FETCH_HEAD (perhaps a more accurate name would have been FETCH_HEADS?). If that's truly the case, it seems weird to use FETCH_HEAD in log and merge commands. (My FETCH_HEAD file currently has

[PATCH 1/5] fetch doc: update introductory part for clarity

2014-05-29 Thread Junio C Hamano
- Branches is a more common way to say heads in these days. - Remote-tracking branches are used a lot more these days and it is worth mentioning that it is one of the primary side effects of the command to update them. - Avoid X. That means Y. If Y is easier to understand to