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diff --git a/Documentation/git-clone.txt b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
index 097e6a86c5..02d9c19cec 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-clone.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ repository is specified as a URL, then this flag is ignored (and we
never use the local optimizations). Specifying `--no-local` will
override the default when `/path/to/repo` is given, using the regular
Git transport instead.
++
+*NOTE*: this operation can race with concurrent modification to the
+source repository, similar to running `cp -r src dst` while modifying
+`src`.
--no-hardlinks::
Force the cloning process from a repository on a local
@@ -183,8 +187,9 @@ objects from the source repository into a pack in the cloned repository.
-o <name>::
--origin <name>::
- Instead of using the remote name `origin` to keep track
- of the upstream repository, use `<name>`.
+ Instead of using the remote name `origin` to keep track of the upstream
+ repository, use `<name>`. Overrides `clone.defaultRemoteName` from the
+ config.
-b <name>::
--branch <name>::