[PATCH 1/2] fetch: add a test for --force flag
From: Orgad Shaneh via GitGitGadget <hidden>
Date: 2026-02-15 20:23:39
Subsystem:
the rest · Maintainer:
Linus Torvalds
From: Orgad Shaneh <redacted> There are two ways to force-fetch tags that have changed: either by specifying an explicit forced ref (+refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*), or by using --force. The first approach was already tested, but the second was not. This has now been addressed. Signed-off-by: Orgad Shaneh <redacted> --- t/t5516-fetch-push.sh | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/t/t5516-fetch-push.sh b/t/t5516-fetch-push.sh
index 29e2f17608..31df7faf56 100755
--- a/t/t5516-fetch-push.sh
+++ b/t/t5516-fetch-push.sh@@ -1105,7 +1105,10 @@ test_force_fetch_tag () { git commit -m 'file1' && git tag $tag_args testTag && test_must_fail git -C ../child1 fetch origin tag testTag && - git -C ../child1 fetch origin '+refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*' + git -C ../child1 fetch origin '+refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*' && + git tag $tag_args testTag HEAD^ && + test_must_fail git -C ../child1 fetch origin tag testTag && + git -C ../child1 fetch --force origin tag testTag ) " }
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