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diff --git a/Documentation/fetch-options.txt b/Documentation/fetch-options.txt
index fe716b2e42..f37276e5ad 100644
--- a/Documentation/fetch-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/fetch-options.txt
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ ifndef::git-pull[]
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
+ After fetching, remove any remote-tracking branches which
no longer exist on the remote.
endif::git-pull[]
@@ -48,8 +49,11 @@ ifndef::git-pull[]
endif::git-pull[]
By default, tags that point at objects that are downloaded
from the remote repository are fetched and stored locally.
- This option disables this automatic tag following.
+ This option disables this automatic tag following. The default
+ behavior for a remote may be specified with the remote.<name>.tagopt
+ setting. See linkgit:git-config[1].
+ifndef::git-pull[]
-t::
--tags::
Most of the tags are fetched automatically as branch
@@ -57,7 +61,19 @@ endif::git-pull[]
objects reachable from the branch heads that are being
tracked will not be fetched by this mechanism. This
flag lets all tags and their associated objects be
- downloaded.
+ downloaded. The default behavior for a remote may be
+ specified with the remote.<name>.tagopt setting. See
+ linkgit:git-config[1].
+
+--[no-]recurse-submodules::
+ This option controls if new commits of all populated submodules should
+ be fetched too (see linkgit:git-config[1] and linkgit:gitmodules[5]).
+
+--submodule-prefix=<path>::
+ Prepend <path> to paths printed in informative messages
+ such as "Fetching submodule foo". This option is used
+ internally when recursing over submodules.
+endif::git-pull[]
-u::
--update-head-ok::
@@ -78,9 +94,16 @@ ifndef::git-pull[]
-q::
--quiet::
Pass --quiet to git-fetch-pack and silence any other internally
- used git commands.
+ 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.