url = http://server.org/svn
fetch = trunk/project-a:refs/remotes/project-a/trunk
branches = branches/*/project-a:refs/remotes/project-a/branches/*
+ branches = branches/release_*:refs/remotes/project-a/branches/release_*
+ branches = branches/re*se:refs/remotes/project-a/branches/*
tags = tags/*/project-a:refs/remotes/project-a/tags/*
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type of configuration is not automatically created by 'init' and
should be manually entered with a text-editor or using 'git config'.
+Also note that only one asterisk is allowed per word. For example:
+
+ branches = branches/re*se:refs/remotes/project-a/branches/*
+
+will match branches 'release', 'rese', 're123se', however
+
+ branches = branches/re*s*e:refs/remotes/project-a/branches/*
+
+will produce an error.
+
It is also possible to fetch a subset of branches or tags by using a
comma-separated list of names within braces. For example: