Fetch: branch properties.

index bb2fbc3..04c5094 100644
@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ apply.whitespace::
 	Tells `git-apply` how to handle whitespaces, in the same way
 	as the '--whitespace' option. See gitlink:git-apply[1].
 
+branch.<name>.remote::
+	When in branch <name>, it tells `git fetch` which remote to fetch.
+
 pager.color::
 	A boolean to enable/disable colored output when the pager is in
 	use (default is true).

index 09a5d6c..50ad101 100755
@@ -68,11 +68,10 @@ done
 
 case "$#" in
 0)
-	test -f "$GIT_DIR/branches/origin" ||
-		test -f "$GIT_DIR/remotes/origin" ||
-			git-repo-config --get remote.origin.url >/dev/null ||
-				die "Where do you want to fetch from today?"
-	set origin ;;
+	origin=$(get_default_remote)
+	test -n "$(get_remote_url ${origin})" ||
+		die "Where do you want to fetch from today?"
+	set x $origin ; shift ;;
 esac
 
 remote_nick="$1"

index 187f088..6999816 100755
@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@ get_remote_url () {
 	esac
 }
 
+get_default_remote () {
+	curr_branch=$(git-symbolic-ref HEAD | sed -e 's|^refs/heads/||')
+	origin=$(git-repo-config --get "branch.$curr_branch.remote")
+	echo ${origin:-origin}
+}
+
 get_remote_default_refs_for_push () {
 	data_source=$(get_data_source "$1")
 	case "$data_source" in

new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e71581a
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Copyright (c) 2006, Junio C Hamano.
+
+test_description='Per branch config variables affects "git fetch".
+
+'
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+D=`pwd`
+
+test_expect_success setup '
+	echo >file original &&
+	git add file &&
+	git commit -a -m original'
+
+test_expect_success "clone and setup child repos" '
+	git clone . one &&
+	cd one &&
+	echo >file updated by one &&
+	git commit -a -m "updated by one" &&
+	cd .. &&
+	git clone . two &&
+	cd two &&
+	git repo-config branch.master.remote one &&
+	{
+		echo "URL: ../one/.git/"
+		echo "Pull: refs/heads/master:refs/heads/one"
+	} >.git/remotes/one
+'
+
+test_expect_success "fetch test" '
+	cd "$D" &&
+	echo >file updated by origin &&
+	git commit -a -m "updated by origin" &&
+	cd two &&
+	git fetch &&
+	test -f .git/refs/heads/one &&
+	mine=`git rev-parse refs/heads/one` &&
+	his=`cd ../one && git rev-parse refs/heads/master` &&
+	test "z$mine" = "z$his"
+'
+
+test_done

index 04c5094..98c1f3e 100644
@@ -122,6 +122,10 @@ apply.whitespace::
 branch.<name>.remote::
 	When in branch <name>, it tells `git fetch` which remote to fetch.
 
+branch.<name>.merge::
+	When in branch <name>, it tells `git fetch` the default remote branch
+	to be merged.
+
 pager.color::
 	A boolean to enable/disable colored output when the pager is in
 	use (default is true).

index 6999816..d3a1b9a 100755
@@ -92,9 +92,22 @@ get_remote_default_refs_for_push () {
 
 # Subroutine to canonicalize remote:local notation.
 canon_refs_list_for_fetch () {
-	# Leave only the first one alone; add prefix . to the rest
+	# If called from get_remote_default_refs_for_fetch
+	# leave the branches in branch.${curr_branch}.merge alone,
+	# or the first one otherwise; add prefix . to the rest
 	# to prevent the secondary branches to be merged by default.
-	dot_prefix=
+	if test "$1" = "-d"
+	then
+		shift ; remote="$1" ; shift
+		if test "$remote" = "$(get_default_remote)"
+		then
+			curr_branch=$(git-symbolic-ref HEAD | \
+			    sed -e 's|^refs/heads/||')
+			merge_branches=$(git-repo-config \
+			    --get-all "branch.${curr_branch}.merge")
+		fi
+	fi
+	[ -z "$merge_branches" ] && merge_branches=$1
 	for ref
 	do
 		force=

@@ -107,6 +120,11 @@ canon_refs_list_for_fetch () {
 		expr "z$ref" : 'z.*:' >/dev/null || ref="${ref}:"
 		remote=$(expr "z$ref" : 'z\([^:]*\):')
 		local=$(expr "z$ref" : 'z[^:]*:\(.*\)')
+		dot_prefix=.
+		for merge_branch in $merge_branches
+		do
+		    [ "$remote" = "$merge_branch" ] && dot_prefix= && break
+		done
 		case "$remote" in
 		'') remote=HEAD ;;
 		refs/heads/* | refs/tags/* | refs/remotes/*) ;;

@@ -126,7 +144,6 @@ canon_refs_list_for_fetch () {
 		   die "* refusing to create funny ref '$local_ref_name' locally"
 		fi
 		echo "${dot_prefix}${force}${remote}:${local}"
-		dot_prefix=.
 	done
 }
 

@@ -137,7 +154,7 @@ get_remote_default_refs_for_fetch () {
 	'' | config-partial | branches-partial)
 		echo "HEAD:" ;;
 	config)
-		canon_refs_list_for_fetch \
+		canon_refs_list_for_fetch -d "$1" \
 			$(git-repo-config --get-all "remote.$1.fetch") ;;
 	branches)
 		remote_branch=$(sed -ne '/#/s/.*#//p' "$GIT_DIR/branches/$1")

@@ -145,10 +162,7 @@ get_remote_default_refs_for_fetch () {
 		echo "refs/heads/${remote_branch}:refs/heads/$1"
 		;;
 	remotes)
-		# This prefixes the second and later default refspecs
-		# with a '.', to signal git-fetch to mark them
-		# not-for-merge.
-		canon_refs_list_for_fetch $(sed -ne '/^Pull: */{
+		canon_refs_list_for_fetch -d "$1" $(sed -ne '/^Pull: */{
 						s///p
 					}' "$GIT_DIR/remotes/$1")
 		;;