format-patch: fix two-argument special case, and make it easier to pick single commits

diff --git a/git-fetch.sh b/git-fetch.sh
index 0cb1596f50c998ba1f4ac0e2049e1c18459fc5a8..6586e773e6b3979463d5cc6537e6ddc5700de25a 100755 (executable)
--- a/git-fetch.sh
+++ b/git-fetch.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ IFS="$LF"
 tags=
 append=
 force=
+verbose=
 update_head_ok=
 while case "$#" in 0) break ;; esac
 do
@@ -30,6 +31,9 @@ do
        --update-head-o|--update-head-ok)
                update_head_ok=t
                ;;
+       -v|--verbose)
+               verbose=Yes
+               ;;
        *)
                break
                ;;
@@ -91,12 +95,12 @@ append_fetch_head () {
     then
        headc_=$(git-rev-parse --verify "$head_^0") || exit
        echo "$headc_   $not_for_merge_ $note_" >>"$GIT_DIR/FETCH_HEAD"
-       echo >&2 "* committish: $head_"
-       echo >&2 "  $note_"
+       [ "$verbose" ] && echo >&2 "* committish: $head_"
+       [ "$verbose" ] && echo >&2 "  $note_"
     else
        echo "$head_    not-for-merge   $note_" >>"$GIT_DIR/FETCH_HEAD"
-       echo >&2 "* non-commit: $head_"
-       echo >&2 "  $note_"
+       [ "$verbose" ] && echo >&2 "* non-commit: $head_"
+       [ "$verbose" ] && echo >&2 "  $note_"
     fi
     if test "$local_name_" != ""
     then
@@ -114,7 +118,12 @@ fast_forward_local () {
        # is no way to guarantee "fast-forward" anyway.
        if test -f "$GIT_DIR/$1"
        then
-               echo >&2 "* $1: updating with $3"
+               if now_=$(cat "$GIT_DIR/$1") && test "$now_" = "$2"
+               then
+                       [ "$verbose" ] && echo >&2 "* $1: same as $3"
+               else
+                       echo >&2 "* $1: updating with $3"
+               fi
        else
                echo >&2 "* $1: storing $3"
        fi
@@ -176,7 +185,7 @@ if test "$tags"
 then
        taglist=$(git-ls-remote --tags "$remote" |
                sed -e '
-                       /\^{}$/d
+                       /\^/d
                        s/^[^   ]*      //
                        s/.*/&:&/')
        if test "$#" -gt 1
@@ -225,7 +234,7 @@ do
            $u =~ s{([^-a-zA-Z0-9/.])}{sprintf"%%%02x",ord($1)}eg;
            print "$u";
        ' "$remote_name")
-       head=$(curl -nsf $curl_extra_args "$remote/$remote_name_quoted") &&
+       head=$(curl -nsfL $curl_extra_args "$remote/$remote_name_quoted") &&
        expr "$head" : "$_x40\$" >/dev/null ||
                die "Failed to fetch $remote_name from $remote"
        echo >&2 Fetching "$remote_name from $remote" using http