Clones a repository into a newly created directory, creates
remote-tracking branches for each branch in the cloned repository
-(visible using `git branch -r`), and creates and checks out an
+(visible using `git branch --remotes`), and creates and checks out an
initial branch that is forked from the cloned repository's
currently active branch.
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
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
If these objects are removed and were referenced by the cloned repository,
then the cloned repository will become corrupt.
+
-Note that running `git repack` without the `-l` option in a repository
-cloned with `-s` will copy objects from the source repository into a pack
-in the cloned repository, removing the disk space savings of `clone -s`.
-It is safe, however, to run `git gc`, which uses the `-l` option by
+Note that running `git repack` without the `--local` option in a repository
+cloned with `--shared` will copy objects from the source repository into a pack
+in the cloned repository, removing the disk space savings of `clone --shared`.
+It is safe, however, to run `git gc`, which uses the `--local` option by
default.
+
-If you want to break the dependency of a repository cloned with `-s` on
+If you want to break the dependency of a repository cloned with `--shared` on
its source repository, you can simply run `git repack -a` to copy all
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.
--progress::
Progress status is reported on the standard error stream
- by default when it is attached to a terminal, unless -q
+ by default when it is attached to a terminal, unless `--quiet`
is specified. This flag forces progress status even if the
standard error stream is not directed to a terminal.
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::
Make a 'bare' Git repository. That is, instead of
creating `<directory>` and placing the administrative
files in `<directory>/.git`, make the `<directory>`
- itself the `$GIT_DIR`. This obviously implies the `-n`
+ itself the `$GIT_DIR`. This obviously implies the `--no-checkout`
because there is nowhere to check out the working tree.
Also the branch heads at the remote are copied directly
to corresponding local branch heads, without mapping
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
`--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.
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