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diff --git a/Documentation/fetch-options.txt b/Documentation/fetch-options.txt
index 5eb2b0ee07..9333c42c55 100644
--- a/Documentation/fetch-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/fetch-options.txt
@@ -1,13 +1,5 @@
-ifndef::git-pull[]
--q::
---quiet::
- Pass --quiet to git-fetch-pack and silence any other internally
- used git commands.
-
--v::
---verbose::
- Be verbose.
-endif::git-pull[]
+--all::
+ Fetch all remotes.
-a::
--append::
@@ -15,20 +7,39 @@ endif::git-pull[]
existing contents of `.git/FETCH_HEAD`. Without this
option old data in `.git/FETCH_HEAD` will be overwritten.
---upload-pack <upload-pack>::
- When given, and the repository to fetch from is handled
- by 'git-fetch-pack', '--exec=<upload-pack>' is passed to
- the command to specify non-default path for the command
- run on the other end.
+--depth=<depth>::
+ Deepen the history of a 'shallow' repository created by
+ `git clone` with `--depth=<depth>` option (see linkgit:git-clone[1])
+ by the specified number of commits.
+
+ifndef::git-pull[]
+--dry-run::
+ Show what would be done, without making any changes.
+endif::git-pull[]
-f::
--force::
- When 'git-fetch' is used with `<rbranch>:<lbranch>`
+ When 'git fetch' is used with `<rbranch>:<lbranch>`
refspec, it refuses to update the local branch
`<lbranch>` unless the remote branch `<rbranch>` it
fetches is a descendant of `<lbranch>`. This option
overrides that check.
+-k::
+--keep::
+ Keep downloaded pack.
+
+ifndef::git-pull[]
+--multiple::
+ Allow several <repository> and <group> arguments to be
+ specified. No <refspec>s may be specified.
+
+-p::
+--prune::
+ After fetching, remove any remote tracking branches which
+ no longer exist on the remote.
+endif::git-pull[]
+
ifdef::git-pull[]
--no-tags::
endif::git-pull[]
@@ -49,20 +60,35 @@ endif::git-pull[]
flag lets all tags and their associated objects be
downloaded.
--k::
---keep::
- Keep downloaded pack.
-
-u::
--update-head-ok::
- By default 'git-fetch' refuses to update the head which
+ By default 'git fetch' refuses to update the head which
corresponds to the current branch. This flag disables the
- check. This is purely for the internal use for 'git-pull'
- to communicate with 'git-fetch', and unless you are
+ check. This is purely for the internal use for 'git pull'
+ to communicate with 'git fetch', and unless you are
implementing your own Porcelain you are not supposed to
use it.
---depth=<depth>::
- Deepen the history of a 'shallow' repository created by
- `git clone` with `--depth=<depth>` option (see linkgit:git-clone[1])
- by the specified number of commits.
+--upload-pack <upload-pack>::
+ When given, and the repository to fetch from is handled
+ by 'git fetch-pack', '--exec=<upload-pack>' is passed to
+ the command to specify non-default path for the command
+ run on the other end.
+
+ifndef::git-pull[]
+-q::
+--quiet::
+ Pass --quiet to git-fetch-pack and silence any other internally
+ used git commands. Progress is not reported to the standard error
+ stream.
+
+-v::
+--verbose::
+ Be verbose.
+endif::git-pull[]
+
+--progress::
+ Progress status is reported on the standard error stream
+ by default when it is attached to a terminal, unless -q
+ is specified. This flag forces progress status even if the
+ standard error stream is not directed to a terminal.