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@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@
option old data in `.git/FETCH_HEAD` will be overwritten.
--depth=<depth>::
- Deepen or shorten the history of a 'shallow' repository created by
- `git clone` with `--depth=<depth>` option (see linkgit:git-clone[1])
- to the specified number of commits from the tip of each remote
- branch history. Tags for the deepened commits are not fetched.
+ Limit fetching to the specified number of commits from the tip of
+ each remote branch history. If fetching to a 'shallow' repository
+ created by `git clone` with `--depth=<depth>` option (see
+ linkgit:git-clone[1]), deepen or shorten the history to the specified
+ number of commits. Tags for the deepened commits are not fetched.
--unshallow::
If the source repository is complete, convert a shallow
@@ -100,6 +101,13 @@ ifndef::git-pull[]
reference to a commit that isn't already in the local submodule
clone.
+-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.
+
--no-recurse-submodules::
Disable recursive fetching of submodules (this has the same effect as
using the '--recurse-submodules=no' option).
@@ -150,3 +158,11 @@ endif::git-pull[]
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.
+
+-4::
+--ipv4::
+ Use IPv4 addresses only, ignoring IPv6 addresses.
+
+-6::
+--ipv6::
+ Use IPv6 addresses only, ignoring IPv4 addresses.