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user2169513
user2169513

Reputation: 222

Git: How to get another remote branch in a local repository cloned with --single-branch?

I have a repository that I cloned with the --single-branch option. Now someone else created a new branch that I need to pull for my particular work on this repository.

I know that the single branch option adds a line like

fetch = +refs/heads/master:refs/remotes/origin/master

to the git configuration with a specific branch name instead of a * and I could simply add another line like this to config. But there is also a way to achieve this through a single git command - I used it in the past, I just absolutely don't remember which command does this. Would be great if someone could jog my memory.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 86

Answers (2)

user2169513
user2169513

Reputation: 222

In the meantime I found the command I tried to remember: To add another branch to fetch without having to specify refspecs manually one can use the set-branches sub-command of git remote:

$ git remote set-branches --add <remote> <branch>

This adds the proper refspec to the remote's configuration. The --add option is quite important here because without it the new branch would replace the currently configured ones.

Upvotes: 1

ElpieKay
ElpieKay

Reputation: 30888

The line is to configure a refspec. You can specify it in the command.

git fetch origin +refs/heads/foo:refs/remotes/origin/foo

Upvotes: 2

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