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1-a, \--append::
2 Append ref names and object names of fetched refs to the
3 existing contents of `.git/FETCH_HEAD`. Without this
4 option old data in `.git/FETCH_HEAD` will be overwritten.
5
6-f, \--force::
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7 When `git-fetch` is used with `<rbranch>:<lbranch>`
8 refspec, it refuses to update the local branch
9 `<lbranch>` unless the remote branch `<rbranch>` it
10 fetches is a descendant of `<lbranch>`. This option
11 overrides that check.
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12
13-t, \--tags::
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14 By default, the git core utilities will not fetch and store
15 tags under the same name as the remote repository; ask it
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16 to do so using `--tags`. Using this option will bound the
17 list of objects pulled to the remote tags. Commits in branches
18 beyond the tags will be ignored.
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20-u, \--update-head-ok::
21 By default `git-fetch` refuses to update the head which
22 corresponds to the current branch. This flag disables the
23 check. Note that fetching into the current branch will not
24 update the index and working directory, so use it with care.