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diff --git a/Documentation/git-remote-helpers.txt b/Documentation/git-remote-helpers.txt index e44d821c7b..1133f047bf 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-remote-helpers.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-remote-helpers.txt @@ -35,6 +35,16 @@ Commands are given by the caller on the helper's standard input, one per line. the name; unrecognized attributes are ignored. After the complete list, outputs a blank line. +'option' <name> <value>:: + Set the transport helper option <name> to <value>. Outputs a + single line containing one of 'ok' (option successfully set), + 'unsupported' (option not recognized) or 'error <msg>' + (option <name> is supported but <value> is not correct + for it). Options should be set before other commands, + and may how those commands behave. ++ +Supported if the helper has the "option" capability. + 'fetch' <sha1> <name>:: Fetches the given object, writing the necessary objects to the database. Fetch commands are sent in a batch, one @@ -63,11 +73,39 @@ CAPABILITIES 'fetch':: This helper supports the 'fetch' command. +'option':: + This helper supports the option command. + REF LIST ATTRIBUTES ------------------- None are defined yet, but the caller must accept any which are supplied. +OPTIONS +------- +'option verbosity' <N>:: + Change the level of messages displayed by the helper. + When N is 0 the end-user has asked the process to be + quiet, and the helper should produce only error output. + N of 1 is the default level of verbosity, higher values + of N correspond to the number of -v flags passed on the + command line. + +'option progress' \{'true'|'false'\}:: + Enable (or disable) progress messages displayed by the + transport helper during a command. + +'option depth' <depth>:: + Deepen the history of a shallow repository. + +'option followtags' \{'true'|'false'\}:: + If enabled the helper should automatically fetch annotated + tag objects if the object the tag points at was transferred + during the fetch command. If the tag is not fetched by + the helper a second fetch command will usually be sent to + ask for the tag specifically. Some helpers may be able to + use this option to avoid a second network connection. + Documentation ------------- Documentation by Daniel Barkalow. |