[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
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--quiet::
-q::
Operate quietly. This flag is passed to "rsync" and
- "git-clone-pack" commands when given.
+ "git-fetch-pack" commands when given.
-n::
No checkout of HEAD is performed after the clone is complete.
files in `<directory>/.git`, make the `<directory>`
itself the `$GIT_DIR`. This implies `-n` option. When
this option is used, neither the `origin` branch nor the
- default `remotes/origin` file is created.
+ default `remotes/origin` file is created.
+--origin <name>::
-o <name>::
Instead of using the branch name 'origin' to keep track
of the upstream repository, use <name> instead. Note
--upload-pack <upload-pack>::
-u <upload-pack>::
When given, and the repository to clone from is handled
- by 'git-clone-pack', '--exec=<upload-pack>' is passed to
+ by 'git-fetch-pack', '--exec=<upload-pack>' is passed to
the command to specify non-default path for the command
run on the other end.
if unset the templates are taken from the installation
defined default, typically `/usr/share/git-core/templates`.
+--use-separate-remote::
+ Save remotes heads under `$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