thodg/libgit2

diff --git a/examples/network/fetch.c b/examples/network/fetch.c
index 23046bd..f4a0449 100644
--- a/examples/network/fetch.c
+++ b/examples/network/fetch.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ int fetch(git_repository *repo, int argc, char **argv)
   // Figure out whether it's a named remote or a URL
   printf("Fetching %s\n", argv[1]);
   if (git_remote_load(&remote, repo, argv[1]) < 0) {
-	  if (git_remote_new(&remote, repo, argv[1], NULL) < 0)
+	  if (git_remote_new(&remote, repo, NULL, argv[1], NULL) < 0)
 		  return -1;
   }
 
diff --git a/examples/network/ls-remote.c b/examples/network/ls-remote.c
index 02d432e..958a886 100644
--- a/examples/network/ls-remote.c
+++ b/examples/network/ls-remote.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ int use_unnamed(git_repository *repo, const char *url)
 
 	// Create an instance of a remote from the URL. The transport to use
 	// is detected from the URL
-	error = git_remote_new(&remote, repo, url, NULL);
+	error = git_remote_new(&remote, repo, NULL, url, NULL);
 	if (error < GIT_SUCCESS)
 		goto cleanup;
 
diff --git a/include/git2/remote.h b/include/git2/remote.h
index e81e25f..6550cd2 100644
--- a/include/git2/remote.h
+++ b/include/git2/remote.h
@@ -38,11 +38,12 @@ GIT_BEGIN_DECL
  *
  * @param out pointer to the new remote object
  * @param repo the associtated repository
- * @param url the remote repository's URL
  * @param name the remote's name
+ * @param url the remote repository's URL
+ * @param fetch the fetch refspec to use for this remote
  * @return GIT_SUCCESS or an error code
  */
-GIT_EXTERN(int) git_remote_new(git_remote **out, git_repository *repo, const char *url, const char *name);
+GIT_EXTERN(int) git_remote_new(git_remote **out, git_repository *repo, const char *name, const char *url, const char *fetch);
 
 /**
  * Get the information for a particular remote
@@ -218,6 +219,16 @@ GIT_EXTERN(int) git_remote_supported_url(const char* url);
  */
 GIT_EXTERN(int) git_remote_list(git_strarray *remotes_list, git_repository *repo);
 
+/**
+ * Add a remote with the default fetch refspec to the repository's configuration
+ *
+ * @param out the resulting remote
+ * @param repo the repository in which to create the remote
+ * @param name the remote's name
+ * @param url the remote's url
+ */
+GIT_EXTERN(int) git_remote_add(git_remote **out, git_repository *repo, const char *name, const char *url);
+
 /** @} */
 GIT_END_DECL
 #endif
diff --git a/src/config_file.c b/src/config_file.c
index 746d965..4ccec2b 100644
--- a/src/config_file.c
+++ b/src/config_file.c
@@ -258,18 +258,17 @@ static int config_set(git_config_file *cfg, const char *name, const char *value)
 		GITERR_CHECK_ALLOC(var->value);
 	}
 
+	if (config_write(b, key, NULL, value) < 0) {
+		cvar_free(var);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	git_strmap_insert2(b->values, key, var, old_var, rval);
 	if (rval < 0)
 		return -1;
 	if (old_var != NULL)
 		cvar_free(old_var);
 
-	if (config_write(b, key, NULL, value) < 0) {
-		git_strmap_delete(b->values, var->key);
-		cvar_free(var);
-		return -1;
-	}
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1018,6 +1017,7 @@ static int config_write(diskfile_backend *cfg, const char *key, const regex_t *p
 			pre_end = post_start = cfg->reader.read_ptr;
 
 			git__free(current_section);
+			current_section = NULL;
 			if (parse_section_header(cfg, &current_section) < 0)
 				goto rewrite_fail;
 
diff --git a/src/remote.c b/src/remote.c
index 6a1390d..a5cfc82 100644
--- a/src/remote.c
+++ b/src/remote.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static int parse_remote_refspec(git_config *cfg, git_refspec *refspec, const cha
 	return refspec_parse(refspec, val);
 }
 
-int git_remote_new(git_remote **out, git_repository *repo, const char *url, const char *name)
+int git_remote_new(git_remote **out, git_repository *repo, const char *name, const char *url, const char *fetch)
 {
 	git_remote *remote;
 
@@ -78,8 +78,17 @@ int git_remote_new(git_remote **out, git_repository *repo, const char *url, cons
 		GITERR_CHECK_ALLOC(remote->name);
 	}
 
+	if (fetch != NULL) {
+		if (refspec_parse(&remote->fetch, fetch) < 0)
+			goto on_error;
+	}
+
 	*out = remote;
 	return 0;
+
+on_error:
+	git_remote_free(remote);
+	return -1;
 }
 
 int git_remote_load(git_remote **out, git_repository *repo, const char *name)
@@ -476,3 +485,26 @@ int git_remote_list(git_strarray *remotes_list, git_repository *repo)
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+int git_remote_add(git_remote **out, git_repository *repo, const char *name, const char *url)
+{
+	git_buf buf = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+
+	if (git_buf_printf(&buf, "refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/%s/*", name) < 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	if (git_remote_new(out, repo, name, url, git_buf_cstr(&buf)) < 0)
+		goto on_error;
+
+	git_buf_free(&buf);
+
+	if (git_remote_save(*out) < 0)
+		goto on_error;
+
+	return 0;
+
+on_error:
+	git_buf_free(&buf);
+	git_remote_free(*out);
+	return -1;
+}
diff --git a/tests-clar/network/remotelocal.c b/tests-clar/network/remotelocal.c
index e154226..35fa072 100644
--- a/tests-clar/network/remotelocal.c
+++ b/tests-clar/network/remotelocal.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static void connect_to_local_repository(const char *local_repository)
 {
 	build_local_file_url(&file_path_buf, local_repository);
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_remote_new(&remote, repo, git_buf_cstr(&file_path_buf), NULL));
+	cl_git_pass(git_remote_new(&remote, repo, NULL, git_buf_cstr(&file_path_buf), NULL));
 	cl_git_pass(git_remote_connect(remote, GIT_DIR_FETCH));
 
 }
diff --git a/tests-clar/network/remotes.c b/tests-clar/network/remotes.c
index f03d983..0649c86 100644
--- a/tests-clar/network/remotes.c
+++ b/tests-clar/network/remotes.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ void test_network_remotes__save(void)
 	git_remote_free(_remote);
 
 	/* Set up the remote and save it to config */
-	cl_git_pass(git_remote_new(&_remote, _repo, "git://github.com/libgit2/libgit2", "upstream"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_remote_new(&_remote, _repo, "upstream", "git://github.com/libgit2/libgit2", NULL));
 	cl_git_pass(git_remote_set_fetchspec(_remote, "refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/upstream/*"));
 	cl_git_pass(git_remote_set_pushspec(_remote, "refs/heads/*:refs/heads/*"));
 	cl_git_pass(git_remote_save(_remote));
@@ -158,3 +158,15 @@ void test_network_remotes__loading_a_missing_remote_returns_ENOTFOUND(void)
 {
 	cl_assert_equal_i(GIT_ENOTFOUND, git_remote_load(&_remote, _repo, "just-left-few-minutes-ago"));
 }
+
+void test_network_remotes__add(void)
+{
+	git_remote_free(_remote);
+	cl_git_pass(git_remote_add(&_remote, _repo, "addtest", "http://github.com/libgit2/libgit2"));
+	git_remote_free(_remote);
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_remote_load(&_remote, _repo, "addtest"));
+	_refspec = git_remote_fetchspec(_remote);
+	cl_assert(!strcmp(git_refspec_src(_refspec), "refs/heads/*"));
+	cl_assert(!strcmp(git_refspec_dst(_refspec), "refs/remotes/addtest/*"));
+}