What does `git fetch origin master:master` mean?
Question
What does git fetch origin master:master mean?
I mean the master:master part: I know what git fetch origin means, but what about the master:master part?
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8 ACCPTED 2016-03-25 05:55:36
The arguments after the remote ( origin ) are refspecs .
Using master:master will overwrite your master branch; see this answer .
See this answer for even more about git fetch 's behavior with and without refspec arguments.
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