Can I specify in .git/config to fetch multiple refspecs?

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You can add the following lines in your .git/config to specify multiple refspecs for fetch:

[remote "origin"]
       fetch = refs/heads/my_name/*:refs/remotes/origin/my_name/*
       fetch = refs/heads/master:refs/remotes/origin/master
       fetch = refs/heads/some_branch:refs/remotes/origin/some_branch

You can add the prefix + before the refspec, if you would like to override fetching non-fast-forward references as well, like this:

[remote "origin"]
       fetch = +refs/heads/my_name/*:refs/remotes/origin/my_name/*
       fetch = +refs/heads/master:refs/remotes/origin/master
       fetch = +refs/heads/some_branch:refs/remotes/origin/some_branch

Note that partial globbing is not supported (i.e. a/b/ca* is not supported, but a/b/* is).

10.5 Git Internals – The Refspec

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