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diff --git a/Documentation/fetch-options.txt b/Documentation/fetch-options.txt index 91c47752ec..6e2a160a47 100644 --- a/Documentation/fetch-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/fetch-options.txt @@ -61,10 +61,8 @@ this option multiple times, one for each matching ref name. See also the `fetch.negotiationAlgorithm` configuration variable documented in linkgit:git-config[1]. -ifndef::git-pull[] --dry-run:: Show what would be done, without making any changes. -endif::git-pull[] -f:: --force:: @@ -88,6 +86,15 @@ ifndef::git-pull[] Allow several <repository> and <group> arguments to be specified. No <refspec>s may be specified. +--[no-]auto-gc:: + Run `git gc --auto` at the end to perform garbage collection + if needed. This is enabled by default. + +--[no-]write-commit-graph:: + Write a commit-graph after fetching. This overrides the config + setting `fetch.writeCommitGraph`. +endif::git-pull[] + -p:: --prune:: Before fetching, remove any remote-tracking references that no @@ -99,6 +106,7 @@ ifndef::git-pull[] was cloned with the --mirror option), then they are also subject to pruning. Supplying `--prune-tags` is a shorthand for providing the tag refspec. +ifndef::git-pull[] + See the PRUNING section below for more details. @@ -125,13 +133,15 @@ endif::git-pull[] behavior for a remote may be specified with the remote.<name>.tagOpt setting. See linkgit:git-config[1]. -ifndef::git-pull[] --refmap=<refspec>:: When fetching refs listed on the command line, use the specified refspec (can be given more than once) to map the refs to remote-tracking branches, instead of the values of `remote.*.fetch` configuration variables for the remote - repository. See section on "Configured Remote-tracking + repository. Providing an empty `<refspec>` to the + `--refmap` option causes Git to ignore the configured + refspecs and rely entirely on the refspecs supplied as + command-line arguments. See section on "Configured Remote-tracking Branches" for details. -t:: @@ -143,6 +153,7 @@ ifndef::git-pull[] is used (though tags may be pruned anyway if they are also the destination of an explicit refspec; see `--prune`). +ifndef::git-pull[] --recurse-submodules[=yes|on-demand|no]:: This option controls if and under what conditions new commits of populated submodules should be fetched too. It can be used as a @@ -152,19 +163,36 @@ ifndef::git-pull[] value. Use 'on-demand' to only recurse into a populated submodule when the superproject retrieves a commit that updates the submodule's reference to a commit that isn't already in the local submodule - clone. + clone. By default, 'on-demand' is used, unless + `fetch.recurseSubmodules` is set (see linkgit:git-config[1]). +endif::git-pull[] -j:: --jobs=<n>:: - Number of parallel children to be used for fetching submodules. - Each will fetch from different submodules, such that fetching many - submodules will be faster. By default submodules will be fetched - one at a time. + Number of parallel children to be used for all forms of fetching. ++ +If the `--multiple` option was specified, the different remotes will be fetched +in parallel. If multiple submodules are fetched, they will be fetched in +parallel. To control them independently, use the config settings +`fetch.parallel` and `submodule.fetchJobs` (see linkgit:git-config[1]). ++ +Typically, parallel recursive and multi-remote fetches will be faster. By +default fetches are performed sequentially, not in parallel. +ifndef::git-pull[] --no-recurse-submodules:: Disable recursive fetching of submodules (this has the same effect as using the `--recurse-submodules=no` option). +endif::git-pull[] +--set-upstream:: + If the remote is fetched successfully, pull and add upstream + (tracking) reference, used by argument-less + linkgit:git-pull[1] and other commands. For more information, + see `branch.<name>.merge` and `branch.<name>.remote` in + linkgit:git-config[1]. + +ifndef::git-pull[] --submodule-prefix=<path>:: Prepend <path> to paths printed in informative messages such as "Fetching submodule foo". This option is used @@ -177,7 +205,6 @@ ifndef::git-pull[] recursion (such as settings in linkgit:gitmodules[5] and linkgit:git-config[1]) override this option, as does specifying --[no-]recurse-submodules directly. -endif::git-pull[] -u:: --update-head-ok:: @@ -187,6 +214,7 @@ endif::git-pull[] to communicate with 'git fetch', and unless you are implementing your own Porcelain you are not supposed to use it. +endif::git-pull[] --upload-pack <upload-pack>:: When given, and the repository to fetch from is handled @@ -221,6 +249,19 @@ endif::git-pull[] When multiple `--server-option=<option>` are given, they are all sent to the other side in the order listed on the command line. +--show-forced-updates:: + By default, git checks if a branch is force-updated during + fetch. This can be disabled through fetch.showForcedUpdates, but + the --show-forced-updates option guarantees this check occurs. + See linkgit:git-config[1]. + +--no-show-forced-updates:: + By default, git checks if a branch is force-updated during + fetch. Pass --no-show-forced-updates or set fetch.showForcedUpdates + to false to skip this check for performance reasons. If used during + 'git-pull' the --ff-only option will still check for forced updates + before attempting a fast-forward update. See linkgit:git-config[1]. + -4:: --ipv4:: Use IPv4 addresses only, ignoring IPv6 addresses. |