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diff --git a/Documentation/git-clone.txt b/Documentation/git-clone.txt index 7973e6af4c..0e14e732fd 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-clone.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-clone.txt @@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ git-clone - Clone a repository into a new directory SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git-clone' [--template=<template_directory>] - [-l] [-s] [--no-hardlinks] [-q] [-n] [--bare] +'git clone' [--template=<template_directory>] + [-l] [-s] [--no-hardlinks] [-q] [-n] [--bare] [--mirror] [-o <name>] [-u <upload-pack>] [--reference <repository>] [--depth <depth>] [--] <repository> [<directory>] @@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ it unless you understand what it does. If you clone your repository using this option and then delete branches (or use any other git command that makes any existing commit unreferenced) in the source repository, some objects may become unreferenced (or dangling). -These objects may be removed by normal git operations (such as git-commit[1]) -which automatically call git-gc[1]. If these objects are removed and -were referenced by the cloned repository, then the cloned repository -will become corrupt. +These objects may be removed by normal git operations (such as 'git-commit') +which automatically call `git gc --auto`. (See linkgit:git-gc[1].) +If these objects are removed and were referenced by the cloned repository, +then the cloned repository will become corrupt. @@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ will become corrupt. --quiet:: -q:: - Operate quietly. This flag is passed to "rsync" and - "git-fetch-pack" commands when given. + Operate quietly. This flag is also passed to the `rsync' + command when given. --no-checkout:: -n:: @@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ will become corrupt. used, neither remote-tracking branches nor the related configuration variables are created. +--mirror:: + Set up a mirror of the remote repository. This implies --bare. + --origin <name>:: -o <name>:: Instead of using the remote name 'origin' to keep track @@ -113,9 +116,8 @@ will become corrupt. --upload-pack <upload-pack>:: -u <upload-pack>:: - When given, and the repository to clone from is handled - by 'git-fetch-pack', '--exec=<upload-pack>' is passed to - the command to specify non-default path for the command + When given, and the repository to clone from is accessed + via ssh, this specifies a non-default path for the command run on the other end. --template=<template_directory>:: |