diff --git a/command.py b/command.py
index 207ef46..38cacd3 100644
--- a/command.py
+++ b/command.py
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
         pass
     return project
 
-  def GetProjects(self, args, missing_ok=False, submodules_ok=False):
+  def GetProjects(self, args, groups='', missing_ok=False, submodules_ok=False):
     """A list of projects that match the arguments.
     """
     all_projects_list = self.manifest.projects
@@ -134,7 +134,8 @@
 
     mp = self.manifest.manifestProject
 
-    groups = mp.config.GetString('manifest.groups')
+    if not groups:
+        groups = mp.config.GetString('manifest.groups')
     if not groups:
       groups = 'default,platform-' + platform.system().lower()
     groups = [x for x in re.split(r'[,\s]+', groups) if x]
diff --git a/manifest_xml.py b/manifest_xml.py
index 130e17c..7e71960 100644
--- a/manifest_xml.py
+++ b/manifest_xml.py
@@ -202,6 +202,9 @@
     if d.revisionExpr:
       have_default = True
       e.setAttribute('revision', d.revisionExpr)
+    if d.destBranchExpr:
+      have_default = True
+      e.setAttribute('dest-branch', d.destBranchExpr)
     if d.sync_j > 1:
       have_default = True
       e.setAttribute('sync-j', '%d' % d.sync_j)
@@ -267,6 +270,9 @@
         if p.upstream and p.upstream != p.revisionExpr:
           e.setAttribute('upstream', p.upstream)
 
+      if p.dest_branch and p.dest_branch != d.destBranchExpr:
+        e.setAttribute('dest-branch', p.dest_branch)
+
       for c in p.copyfiles:
         ce = doc.createElement('copyfile')
         ce.setAttribute('src', c.src)
diff --git a/project.py b/project.py
index 868425c..a117f4d 100644
--- a/project.py
+++ b/project.py
@@ -1877,6 +1877,13 @@
 
     if depth:
       cmd.append('--depth=%s' % depth)
+    else:
+      # If this repo has shallow objects, then we don't know which refs have
+      # shallow objects or not. Tell git to unshallow all fetched refs.  Don't
+      # do this with projects that don't have shallow objects, since it is less
+      # efficient.
+      if os.path.exists(os.path.join(self.gitdir, 'shallow')):
+        cmd.append('--depth=2147483647')
 
     if quiet:
       cmd.append('--quiet')
@@ -1914,16 +1921,6 @@
           spec.append(str((u'+%s:' % branch) + remote.ToLocal(branch)))
     cmd.extend(spec)
 
-    shallowfetch = self.config.GetString('repo.shallowfetch')
-    if shallowfetch and shallowfetch != ' '.join(spec):
-      GitCommand(self, ['fetch', '--depth=2147483647', name]
-                 + shallowfetch.split(),
-                 bare=True, ssh_proxy=ssh_proxy).Wait()
-    if depth:
-      self.config.SetString('repo.shallowfetch', ' '.join(spec))
-    else:
-      self.config.SetString('repo.shallowfetch', None)
-
     ok = False
     for _i in range(2):
       gitcmd = GitCommand(self, cmd, bare=True, ssh_proxy=ssh_proxy)
@@ -2347,10 +2344,11 @@
     if copy_all:
       to_copy = os.listdir(gitdir)
 
+    dotgit = os.path.realpath(dotgit)
     for name in set(to_copy).union(to_symlink):
       try:
         src = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(gitdir, name))
-        dst = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(dotgit, name))
+        dst = os.path.join(dotgit, name)
 
         if os.path.lexists(dst):
           continue
diff --git a/subcmds/forall.py b/subcmds/forall.py
index b93cd6d..96dc99d 100644
--- a/subcmds/forall.py
+++ b/subcmds/forall.py
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@
     p.add_option('-r', '--regex',
                  dest='regex', action='store_true',
                  help="Execute the command only on projects matching regex or wildcard expression")
+    p.add_option('-g', '--groups',
+                 dest='groups',
+                 help="Execute the command only on projects matching the specified groups")
     p.add_option('-c', '--command',
                  help='Command (and arguments) to execute',
                  dest='command',
@@ -213,7 +216,7 @@
       self.manifest.Override(smart_sync_manifest_path)
 
     if not opt.regex:
-      projects = self.GetProjects(args)
+      projects = self.GetProjects(args, groups=opt.groups)
     else:
       projects = self.FindProjects(args)
 
diff --git a/subcmds/list.py b/subcmds/list.py
index 945c28d..ca51c5f 100644
--- a/subcmds/list.py
+++ b/subcmds/list.py
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
     p.add_option('-r', '--regex',
                  dest='regex', action='store_true',
                  help="Filter the project list based on regex or wildcard matching of strings")
+    p.add_option('-g', '--groups',
+                 dest='groups',
+                 help="Filter the project list based on the groups the project is in")
     p.add_option('-f', '--fullpath',
                  dest='fullpath', action='store_true',
                  help="Display the full work tree path instead of the relative path")
@@ -62,7 +65,7 @@
       sys.exit(1)
 
     if not opt.regex:
-      projects = self.GetProjects(args)
+      projects = self.GetProjects(args, groups=opt.groups)
     else:
       projects = self.FindProjects(args)
 
diff --git a/subcmds/sync.py b/subcmds/sync.py
index a8074a4..43d450b 100644
--- a/subcmds/sync.py
+++ b/subcmds/sync.py
@@ -314,7 +314,9 @@
         pm.update()
       except _FetchError:
         err_event.set()
-      except:
+      except Exception as e:
+        print('error: Cannot fetch %s (%s: %s)' \
+            % (project.name, type(e).__name__, str(e)), file=sys.stderr)
         err_event.set()
         raise
     finally: