On Fri, May 25, 2018 at 10:48:04AM +0200, Michael Haggerty wrote: > > test_expect_success "multi-fetch works off a 'clean' repository" ' > > - rm -r "$GIT_DIR/svn" "$GIT_DIR/refs/remotes" "$GIT_DIR/logs" && > > + rm -rf "$GIT_DIR/svn" "$GIT_DIR/refs/remotes" && > > + git reflog expire --all --expire=all && > > mkdir "$GIT_DIR/svn" && > > git svn multi-fetch > > ' > > > > `rm -rf "$GIT_DIR/refs/remotes"` is not kosher. I think it can be written > > printf 'option no-deref\ndelete %s\n' $(git for-each-ref > --format='%(refname)' refs/remotes) | git update-ref --stdin > > as long as the number of references doesn't exceed command-line limits. > This will also take care of the reflogs. Another alternative would be to > write it as a loop.
Perhaps: git for-each-ref --format="option no-deref%0adelete %(refname)" refs/remotes | git update-ref --stdin -Peff
