[PATCH 2/2] fetch: clobber existing tags with --prune-tags
From: Orgad Shaneh via GitGitGadget <hidden>
Date: 2026-02-15 20:23:41
Subsystem:
the rest · Maintainer:
Linus Torvalds
From: Orgad Shaneh <redacted> This was documented but not implemented. In the flag description: prune local tags no longer on remote *and clobber changed tags* In the documentation: ... to prune local tags that don't exist on the remote, *and force-update those tags that differ*. Signed-off-by: Orgad Shaneh <redacted> --- builtin/fetch.c | 2 +- t/t5516-fetch-push.sh | 10 ++++++++-- 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/fetch.c b/builtin/fetch.c
index a3bc7e9380..c212f50b86 100644
--- a/builtin/fetch.c
+++ b/builtin/fetch.c@@ -981,7 +981,7 @@ static int update_local_ref(struct ref *ref, starts_with(ref->name, "refs/tags/")) { struct ref_update_display_info *info; - if (force || ref->force) { + if (force || ref->force || prune_tags) { int r; r = s_update_ref("updating tag", ref, transaction, 0);
diff --git a/t/t5516-fetch-push.sh b/t/t5516-fetch-push.sh
index 31df7faf56..4d29043baf 100755
--- a/t/t5516-fetch-push.sh
+++ b/t/t5516-fetch-push.sh@@ -1092,7 +1092,7 @@ test_force_fetch_tag () { tag_type_description=$1 tag_args=$2 - test_expect_success "fetch will not clobber an existing $tag_type_description without --force" " + test_expect_success "fetch will not clobber an existing $tag_type_description without --force or --prune-tags" " mk_test testrepo heads/main && mk_child testrepo child1 && mk_child testrepo child2 &&
@@ -1108,7 +1108,13 @@ test_force_fetch_tag () { 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 + git -C ../child1 fetch --force origin tag testTag && + git tag $tag_args testTag HEAD && + test_must_fail git -C ../child1 fetch origin tag testTag && + git -C ../child1 fetch --prune-tags origin tag testTag && + git tag $tag_args testTag HEAD^ && + test_must_fail git -C ../child1 fetch origin tag testTag && + git -C ../child1 -c fetch.prunetags=true fetch origin tag testTag ) " }
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