Merge branch 'jn/am-doc-hooks'

diff --git a/Documentation/git-clone.txt b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
index 85769b884e0f018c68fc0393d77b167a09d3ef44..0363d0039b274093e6d230a83fcf99c3ff6700d8 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-clone.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
@@ -55,15 +55,12 @@ repository is specified as a URL, then this flag is ignored (and we
 never use the local optimizations).  Specifying `--no-local` will
 override the default when `/path/to/repo` is given, using the regular
 Git transport instead.
-+
-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.
+       Force the cloning process from a repository on a local
+       filesystem to copy the files under the `.git/objects`
+       directory instead of using hardlinks. This may be desirable
+       if you are trying to make a back-up of your repository.
 
 --shared::
 -s::
@@ -181,14 +178,7 @@ objects from the source repository into a pack in the cloned repository.
 
 --depth <depth>::
        Create a 'shallow' clone with a history truncated to the
-       specified number of revisions.  A shallow repository has a
-       number of limitations (you cannot clone or fetch from it, nor
-       push into it), but is adequate if you are only interested in
-       the recent history of a large project with a long history.
-+
-Pushing from a shallow clone should be avoided if the git version on
-the receiver end is older than v1.7.10, or any other git
-implementation that does not perform connectivity check.
+       specified number of revisions.
 
 --[no-]single-branch::
        Clone only the history leading to the tip of a single branch,
@@ -215,7 +205,7 @@ implementation that does not perform connectivity check.
 --separate-git-dir=<git dir>::
        Instead of placing the cloned repository where it is supposed
        to be, place the cloned repository at the specified directory,
-       then make a filesytem-agnostic Git symbolic link to there.
+       then make a filesystem-agnostic Git symbolic link to there.
        The result is Git repository can be separated from working
        tree.