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diff --git a/Documentation/git-clone.txt b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
index 94d9393372..7572e4b80d 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-clone.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
[verse]
'git-clone' [--template=<template_directory>] [-l [-s]] [-q] [-n] [--bare]
[-o <name>] [-u <upload-pack>] [--reference <repository>]
- <repository> [<directory>]
+ [--use-separate-remote] <repository> [<directory>]
DESCRIPTION
-----------
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ OPTIONS
files in `<directory>/.git`, make the `<directory>`
itself the `$GIT_DIR`. This implies `-n` option. When
this option is used, neither the `origin` branch nor the
- default `remotes/origin` file is created.
+ default `remotes/origin` file is created.
-o <name>::
Instead of using the branch name 'origin' to keep track
@@ -94,12 +94,17 @@ OPTIONS
if unset the templates are taken from the installation
defined default, typically `/usr/share/git-core/templates`.
+--use-separate-remote::
+ Save remotes heads under `$GIT_DIR/remotes/origin/' instead
+ of `$GIT_DIR/refs/heads/'. Only the master branch is saved
+ in the latter.
+
<repository>::
The (possibly remote) repository to clone from. It can
be any URL git-fetch supports.
<directory>::
- The name of a new directory to clone into. The "humanish"
+ The name of a new directory to clone into. The "humanish"
part of the source repository is used if no directory is
explicitly given ("repo" for "/path/to/repo.git" and "foo"
for "host.xz:foo/.git"). Cloning into an existing directory