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diff --git a/Documentation/git-clone.txt b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
index f5db33e885..ca8871c165 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-clone.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ configuration variables.
OPTIONS
-------
---local::
-l::
+--local::
When the repository to clone from is on a local machine,
this flag bypasses the normal "Git aware" transport
mechanism and clones the repository by making a copy of
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ Git transport instead.
directory instead of using hardlinks. This may be desirable
if you are trying to make a back-up of your repository.
---shared::
-s::
+--shared::
When the repository to clone is on the local machine,
instead of using hard links, automatically setup
`.git/objects/info/alternates` to share the objects
@@ -115,13 +115,13 @@ objects from the source repository into a pack in the cloned repository.
same repository, and this option can be used to stop the
borrowing.
---quiet::
-q::
+--quiet::
Operate quietly. Progress is not reported to the standard
error stream.
---verbose::
-v::
+--verbose::
Run verbosely. Does not affect the reporting of progress status
to the standard error stream.
@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ objects from the source repository into a pack in the cloned repository.
When multiple `--server-option=<option>` are given, they are all
sent to the other side in the order listed on the command line.
---no-checkout::
-n::
+--no-checkout::
No checkout of HEAD is performed after the clone is complete.
--bare::
@@ -163,13 +163,13 @@ objects from the source repository into a pack in the cloned repository.
that all these refs are overwritten by a `git remote update` in the
target repository.
---origin <name>::
-o <name>::
+--origin <name>::
Instead of using the remote name `origin` to keep track
of the upstream repository, use `<name>`.
---branch <name>::
-b <name>::
+--branch <name>::
Instead of pointing the newly created HEAD to the branch pointed
to by the cloned repository's HEAD, point to `<name>` branch
instead. In a non-bare repository, this is the branch that will
@@ -177,8 +177,8 @@ objects from the source repository into a pack in the cloned repository.
`--branch` can also take tags and detaches the HEAD at that commit
in the resulting repository.
---upload-pack <upload-pack>::
-u <upload-pack>::
+--upload-pack <upload-pack>::
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.
@@ -187,8 +187,8 @@ objects from the source repository into a pack in the cloned repository.
Specify the directory from which templates will be used;
(See the "TEMPLATE DIRECTORY" section of linkgit:git-init[1].)
---config <key>=<value>::
-c <key>=<value>::
+--config <key>=<value>::
Set a configuration variable in the newly-created repository;
this takes effect immediately after the repository is
initialized, but before the remote history is fetched or any