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diff --git a/Documentation/git-maintenance.txt b/Documentation/git-maintenance.txt index 80ddd33ceb..1e738ad398 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-maintenance.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-maintenance.txt @@ -92,10 +92,8 @@ commit-graph:: prefetch:: The `prefetch` task updates the object directory with the latest objects from all registered remotes. For each remote, a `git fetch` - command is run. The refmap is custom to avoid updating local or remote - branches (those in `refs/heads` or `refs/remotes`). Instead, the - remote refs are stored in `refs/prefetch/<remote>/`. Also, tags are - not updated. + command is run. The configured refspec is modified to place all + requested refs within `refs/prefetch/`. Also, tags are not updated. + This is done to avoid disrupting the remote-tracking branches. The end users expect these refs to stay unmoved unless they initiate a fetch. With prefetch |