diff --git a/Documentation/fetch-options.txt b/Documentation/fetch-options.txt
index 0e502ae68d..a25d04a4fa 100644
--- a/Documentation/fetch-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/fetch-options.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
 -t, \--tags::
 	By default, the git core utilities will not fetch and store
 	tags under the same name as the remote repository;  ask it
-	to do so using `--tags`.
+	to do so using `--tags`.  Using this option will bound the
+	list of objects pulled to the remote tags.  Commits in branches
+	beyond the tags will be ignored.
 
 -u, \--update-head-ok::
 	By default `git-fetch` refuses to update the head which
diff --git a/Documentation/git-pack-redundant.txt b/Documentation/git-pack-redundant.txt
index 2e23cbc0f5..9fe86aef98 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-pack-redundant.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-pack-redundant.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ This program computes which packs in your repository
 are redundant. The output is suitable for piping to
 'xargs rm' if you are in the root of the repository.
 
+git-pack-redundant accepts a list of objects on standard input. Any objects
+given will be ignored when checking which packs are required. This makes the 
+following command useful when wanting to remove packs which contain unreachable
+objects.
+
+git-fsck-objects --full --unreachable | cut -d ' ' -f3 | \
+git-pack-redundant --all | xargs rm
+
 OPTIONS
 -------
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 819c48ce8b..2d8853d69e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -208,6 +208,10 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(uname_O),Cygwin)
 	NO_STRCASESTR = YesPlease
 	NEEDS_LIBICONV = YesPlease
+	# There are conflicting reports about this.
+	# On some boxes NO_MMAP is needed, and not so elsewhere.
+	# Try uncommenting this if you see things break -- YMMV.
+	# NO_MMAP = YesPlease
 	NO_IPV6 = YesPlease
 	X = .exe
 	ALL_CFLAGS += -DUSE_SYMLINK_HEAD=0
diff --git a/date.c b/date.c
index d2a67ccf07..3e11500eda 100644
--- a/date.c
+++ b/date.c
@@ -468,12 +468,52 @@ static void update_tm(struct tm *tm, unsigned long sec)
 	localtime_r(&n, tm);
 }
 
+static void date_yesterday(struct tm *tm, int *num)
+{
+	update_tm(tm, 24*60*60);
+}
+
+static void date_time(struct tm *tm, int hour)
+{
+	if (tm->tm_hour < hour)
+		date_yesterday(tm, NULL);
+	tm->tm_hour = hour;
+	tm->tm_min = 0;
+	tm->tm_sec = 0;
+}
+
+static void date_midnight(struct tm *tm, int *num)
+{
+	date_time(tm, 0);
+}
+
+static void date_noon(struct tm *tm, int *num)
+{
+	date_time(tm, 12);
+}
+
+static void date_tea(struct tm *tm, int *num)
+{
+	date_time(tm, 17);
+}
+
+static const struct special {
+	const char *name;
+	void (*fn)(struct tm *, int *);
+} special[] = {
+	{ "yesterday", date_yesterday },
+	{ "noon", date_noon },
+	{ "midnight", date_midnight },
+	{ "tea", date_tea },
+	{ NULL }
+};
+
 static const char *number_name[] = {
 	"zero", "one", "two", "three", "four",
 	"five", "six", "seven", "eight", "nine", "ten",
 };
 
-static struct typelen {
+static const struct typelen {
 	const char *type;
 	int length;
 } typelen[] = {
@@ -487,7 +527,8 @@ static struct typelen {
 
 static const char *approxidate_alpha(const char *date, struct tm *tm, int *num)
 {
-	struct typelen *tl;
+	const struct typelen *tl;
+	const struct special *s;
 	const char *end = date;
 	int n = 1, i;
 
@@ -502,9 +543,12 @@ static const char *approxidate_alpha(const char *date, struct tm *tm, int *num)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (match_string(date, "yesterday") > 8) {
-		update_tm(tm, 24*60*60);
-		return end;
+	for (s = special; s->name; s++) {
+		int len = strlen(s->name);
+		if (match_string(date, s->name) == len) {
+			s->fn(tm, num);
+			return end;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (!*num) {
diff --git a/git-branch.sh b/git-branch.sh
index 11d52fd78e..2594518e9f 100755
--- a/git-branch.sh
+++ b/git-branch.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 . git-sh-setup || die "Not a git archive"
 
 usage () {
-    echo >&2 "usage: $(basename $0)"' [-d <branch>] | [<branch> [start-point]]
+    echo >&2 "usage: $(basename $0)"' [-d <branch>] | [[-f] <branch> [start-point]]
 
 If no arguments, show available branches and mark current branch with a star.
 If one argument, create a new branch <branchname> based off of current HEAD.
@@ -12,11 +12,12 @@ If two arguments, create a new branch <branchname> based off of <start-point>.
     exit 1
 }
 
+headref=$(GIT_DIR="$GIT_DIR" git-symbolic-ref HEAD |
+	sed -e 's|^refs/heads/||')
+
 delete_branch () {
     option="$1"
     shift
-    headref=$(GIT_DIR="$GIT_DIR" git-symbolic-ref HEAD |
-    	       sed -e 's|^refs/heads/||')
     for branch_name
     do
 	case ",$headref," in
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ delete_branch () {
     exit 0
 }
 
+force=
 while case "$#,$1" in 0,*) break ;; *,-*) ;; *) break ;; esac
 do
 	case "$1" in
@@ -59,6 +61,9 @@ do
 		delete_branch "$@"
 		exit
 		;;
+	-f)
+		force="$1"
+		;;
 	--)
 		shift
 		break
@@ -72,8 +77,6 @@ done
 
 case "$#" in
 0)
-	headref=$(GIT_DIR="$GIT_DIR" git-symbolic-ref HEAD |
-		  sed -e 's|^refs/heads/||')
 	git-rev-parse --symbolic --all |
 	sed -ne 's|^refs/heads/||p' |
 	sort |
@@ -97,10 +100,18 @@ branchname="$1"
 
 rev=$(git-rev-parse --verify "$head") || exit
 
-[ -e "$GIT_DIR/refs/heads/$branchname" ] &&
-	die "$branchname already exists."
 git-check-ref-format "heads/$branchname" ||
 	die "we do not like '$branchname' as a branch name."
 
+if [ -e "$GIT_DIR/refs/heads/$branchname" ]
+then
+	if test '' = "$force"
+	then
+		die "$branchname already exists."
+	elif test "$branchname" = "$headref"
+	then
+		die "cannot force-update the current branch."
+	fi
+fi
 git update-ref "refs/heads/$branchname" $rev
 
diff --git a/git-fetch.sh b/git-fetch.sh
index 8564cbfd7a..6586e773e6 100755
--- 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
@@ -116,7 +120,7 @@ fast_forward_local () {
 	then
 		if now_=$(cat "$GIT_DIR/$1") && test "$now_" = "$2"
 		then
-			echo >&2 "* $1: same as $3"
+			[ "$verbose" ] && echo >&2 "* $1: same as $3"
 		else
 			echo >&2 "* $1: updating with $3"
 		fi
diff --git a/git-prune.sh b/git-prune.sh
index aa79807313..c4de7f5f25 100755
--- a/git-prune.sh
+++ b/git-prune.sh
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ git-prune-packed $dryrun
 redundant=$(git-pack-redundant --all)
 if test "" != "$redundant"
 then
-	if test "" = $dryrun
+	if test "" = "$dryrun"
 	then
 		echo "$redundant" | xargs rm -f
 	else
diff --git a/git-rebase.sh b/git-rebase.sh
index fa95009091..5289762883 100755
--- a/git-rebase.sh
+++ b/git-rebase.sh
@@ -5,65 +5,25 @@
 
 . git-sh-setup || die "Not a git archive."
 
-usage="usage: $0 "'<upstream> [<head>]
-
-Uses output from git-cherry to rebase local commits to the new head of
-upstream tree.'
-
-case "$#,$1" in
-1,*..*)
-    upstream=$(expr "$1" : '\(.*\)\.\.') ours=$(expr "$1" : '.*\.\.\(.*\)$')
-    set x "$upstream" "$ours"
-    shift ;;
-esac
+# The other head is given
+other=$(git-rev-parse --verify "$1^0") || exit
 
+# The tree must be really really clean.
 git-update-index --refresh || exit
+diff=$(git-diff-index --cached --name-status -r HEAD)
+case "$different" in
+?*)	echo "$diff"
+	exit 1
+	;;
+esac
 
+# If the branch to rebase is given, first switch to it.
 case "$#" in
-1) ours_symbolic=HEAD ;;
-2) ours_symbolic="$2" ;;
-*) die "$usage" ;;
+2)
+	git-checkout "$2" || exit
 esac
 
-upstream=`git-rev-parse --verify "$1"` &&
-ours=`git-rev-parse --verify "$ours_symbolic"` || exit
-different1=$(git-diff-index --name-only --cached "$ours") &&
-different2=$(git-diff-index --name-only "$ours") &&
-test "$different1$different2" = "" ||
-die "Your working tree does not match $ours_symbolic."
-
-git-read-tree -m -u $ours $upstream &&
-new_head=$(git-rev-parse --verify "$upstream^0") &&
-git-update-ref HEAD "$new_head" || exit
-
-tmp=.rebase-tmp$$
-fail=$tmp-fail
-trap "rm -rf $tmp-*" 1 2 3 15
-
->$fail
-
-git-cherry -v $upstream $ours |
-while read sign commit msg
-do
-	case "$sign" in
-	-)
-		echo >&2 "* Already applied: $msg"
-		continue ;;
-	esac
-	echo >&2 "* Applying: $msg"
-	S=$(git-rev-parse --verify HEAD) &&
-	git-cherry-pick --replay $commit || {
-		echo >&2 "* Not applying the patch and continuing."
-		echo $commit >>$fail
-		git-reset --hard $S
-	}
-done
-if test -s $fail
-then
-	echo >&2 Some commits could not be rebased, check by hand:
-	cat >&2 $fail
-	echo >&2 "(the same list of commits are found in $tmp)"
-	exit 1
-else
-	rm -f $fail
-fi
+# Rewind the head to "$other"
+git-reset --hard "$other"
+git-format-patch -k --stdout --full-index "$other" ORIG_HEAD |
+git am --binary -3 -k
diff --git a/git-repack.sh b/git-repack.sh
index e58fdd6d87..55a7b27dcd 100755
--- a/git-repack.sh
+++ b/git-repack.sh
@@ -63,9 +63,22 @@ exit
 if test "$remove_redundant" = t
 then
 	sync
-	redundant=$(git-pack-redundant --all)
-	if test "$redundant" != "" ; then
-		echo $redundant | xargs rm
+	if test "$all_into_one" = t
+	then
+		cd "$PACKDIR"
+		existing=`find . -type f \( -name '*.pack' -o -name '*.idx' \) -print`
+		for e in $existing
+		do
+			case "$e" in
+			./pack-$name.pack | ./pack-$name.idx) ;;
+			*)      rm -f $e ;;
+			esac
+		done
+	else
+		redundant=$(git-pack-redundant --all)
+		if test "$redundant" != "" ; then
+			echo $redundant | xargs rm
+		fi
 	fi
 fi
 
diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
index b9b8c62f47..bdd3f8d01c 100644
--- a/git.c
+++ b/git.c
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ static void add_cmdname(const char *name, int len)
 	if (!ent)
 		oom();
 	ent->len = len;
-	memcpy(ent->name, name, len+1);
+	memcpy(ent->name, name, len);
+	ent->name[len] = 0;
 	cmdname[cmdname_cnt++] = ent;
 }
 
@@ -132,6 +133,8 @@ static void list_commands(const char *exec_path, const char *pattern)
 			continue;
 
 		entlen = strlen(de->d_name);
+		if (4 < entlen && !strcmp(de->d_name + entlen - 4, ".exe"))
+			entlen -= 4;
 
 		if (longest < entlen)
 			longest = entlen;
diff --git a/pack-redundant.c b/pack-redundant.c
index 51d7341b0b..fb6cb48502 100644
--- a/pack-redundant.c
+++ b/pack-redundant.c
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ struct pll * get_all_permutations(struct pack_list *list)
 		hint[0] = new_pll;
 		new_pll->next = NULL;
 		new_pll->pl = list;
+		new_pll->pl_size = 1;
 		return new_pll;
 	}
 
@@ -439,7 +440,7 @@ void minimize(struct pack_list **min)
 			break; /* ignore all larger permutations */
 		if (is_superset(perm->pl, missing)) {
 			new_perm = xmalloc(sizeof(struct pll));
-			new_perm->pl = perm->pl;
+			memcpy(new_perm, perm, sizeof(struct pll));
 			new_perm->next = perm_ok;
 			perm_ok = new_perm;
 		}
@@ -496,7 +497,7 @@ void load_all_objects()
 }
 
 /* this scales like O(n^2) */
-void cmp_packs()
+void cmp_local_packs()
 {
 	struct pack_list *subset, *pl = local_packs;
 
@@ -505,16 +506,21 @@ void cmp_packs()
 			cmp_two_packs(pl, subset);
 		pl = pl->next;
 	}
+}
 
-	pl = altodb_packs;
-	while (pl) {
-		subset = local_packs;
-		while (subset) {
-			llist_sorted_difference_inplace(subset->unique_objects,
-							pl->all_objects);
-			subset = subset->next;
+void scan_alt_odb_packs()
+{
+	struct pack_list *local, *alt;
+
+	alt = altodb_packs;
+	while (alt) {
+		local = local_packs;
+		while (local) {
+			llist_sorted_difference_inplace(local->unique_objects,
+							alt->all_objects);
+			local = local->next;
 		}
-		pl = pl->next;
+		alt = alt->next;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -524,6 +530,9 @@ struct pack_list * add_pack(struct packed_git *p)
 	size_t off;
 	void *base;
 
+	if (!p->pack_local && !(alt_odb || verbose))
+		return NULL;
+
 	l.pack = p;
 	llist_init(&l.all_objects);
 
@@ -531,14 +540,14 @@ struct pack_list * add_pack(struct packed_git *p)
 	base = (void *)p->index_base;
 	while (off <= p->index_size - 3 * 20) {
 		llist_insert_back(l.all_objects, base + off);
-		off+=24;
+		off += 24;
 	}
 	/* this list will be pruned in cmp_two_packs later */
 	l.unique_objects = llist_copy(l.all_objects);
 	if (p->pack_local)
 		return pack_list_insert(&local_packs, &l);
 	else
-		return alt_odb ? pack_list_insert(&altodb_packs, &l) : NULL;
+		return pack_list_insert(&altodb_packs, &l);
 }
 
 struct pack_list * add_pack_file(char *filename)
@@ -606,11 +615,14 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (local_packs == NULL)
 		die("Zero packs found!\n");
 
-	cmp_packs();
-
 	load_all_objects();
 
+	cmp_local_packs();
+	if (alt_odb)
+		scan_alt_odb_packs();
+
 	minimize(&min);
+
 	if (verbose) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "There are %lu packs available in alt-odbs.\n",
 			(unsigned long)pack_list_size(altodb_packs));