-b <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
- be checked out.
+ instead. `--branch` can also take tags and treat them like
+ detached HEAD. In a non-bare repository, this is the branch
+ that will be checked out.
--upload-pack <upload-pack>::
-u <upload-pack>::