[-l] [-s] [--no-hardlinks] [-q] [-n] [--bare] [--mirror]
[-o <name>] [-b <name>] [-u <upload-pack>] [--reference <repository>]
[--separate-git-dir <git dir>]
- [--depth <depth>] [--recursive|--recurse-submodules] [--] <repository>
+ [--depth <depth>] [--[no-]single-branch]
+ [--recursive|--recurse-submodules] [--] <repository>
[<directory>]
DESCRIPTION
-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>::
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>::
+ 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
+ files checked out. The key is in the same format as expected by
+ linkgit:git-config[1] (e.g., `core.eol=true`). If multiple
+ values are given for the same key, each value will be written to
+ the config file. This makes it safe, for example, to add
+ additional fetch refspecs to the origin remote.
+
--depth <depth>::
Create a 'shallow' clone with a history truncated to the
specified number of revisions. A shallow repository has a
with a long history, and would want to send in fixes
as patches.
+--single-branch::
+ Clone only the history leading to the tip of a single branch,
+ either specified by the `--branch` option or the primary
+ branch remote's `HEAD` points at. When creating a shallow
+ clone with the `--depth` option, this is the default, unless
+ `--no-single-branch` is given to fetch the histories near the
+ tips of all branches.
+
--recursive::
--recurse-submodules::
After the clone is created, initialize all submodules within,