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diff --git a/Documentation/git-clone.txt b/Documentation/git-clone.txt index ac938d39df..227f092e26 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-clone.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-clone.txt @@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ git-clone - Clone a repository into a new directory SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git-clone' [--template=<template_directory>] [-l [-s]] [-q] [-n] [--bare] +'git-clone' [--template=<template_directory>] + [-l] [-s] [--no-hardlinks] [-q] [-n] [--bare] [-o <name>] [-u <upload-pack>] [--reference <repository>] [--depth <depth>] <repository> [<directory>] @@ -40,8 +41,19 @@ OPTIONS this flag bypasses normal "git aware" transport mechanism and clones the repository by making a copy of HEAD and everything under objects and refs directories. - The files under .git/objects/ directory are hardlinked - to save space when possible. + The files under `.git/objects/` directory are hardlinked + to save space when possible. This is now the default when + the source repository is specified with `/path/to/repo` + syntax, so it essentially is a no-op option. To force + copying instead of hardlinking (which may be desirable + if you are trying to make a back-up of your repository), + but still avoid the usual "git aware" transport + mechanism, `--no-hardlinks` can be used. + +--no-hardlinks:: + Optimize the cloning process from a repository on a + local filesystem by copying files under `.git/objects` + directory. --shared:: -s:: @@ -64,6 +76,7 @@ OPTIONS Operate quietly. This flag is passed to "rsync" and "git-fetch-pack" commands when given. +--no-checkout:: -n:: No checkout of HEAD is performed after the clone is complete. @@ -106,8 +119,9 @@ OPTIONS as patches. <repository>:: - The (possibly remote) repository to clone from. It can - be any URL git-fetch supports. + The (possibly remote) repository to clone from. See the + <<URLS,URLS>> section below for more information on specifying + repositories. <directory>:: The name of a new directory to clone into. The "humanish" @@ -116,6 +130,8 @@ OPTIONS for "host.xz:foo/.git"). Cloning into an existing directory is not allowed. +include::urls.txt[] + Examples -------- @@ -175,4 +191,3 @@ Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>. GIT --- Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite - |