SYNOPSIS
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-'git-clone' [-l [-s]] [-q] [-n] [-u <upload-pack>] <repository> <directory>
+'git-clone' [-l [-s]] [-q] [-n] [-u <upload-pack>] <repository> [<directory>]
DESCRIPTION
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remote `master` branch. Every time `git pull` without argument
is run, the progress on the remote `master` branch is tracked by
copying it into the local `origin` branch, and merged into the
-branch you are currently working on.
+branch you are currently working on. Remote branches other than
+`master` are also added there to be tracked.
OPTIONS
be any URL git-fetch supports.
<directory>::
- The name of a new directory to be cloned into. It is an
- error to specify an existing directory.
-
+ 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
+ is not allowed.
Author
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Documentation
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-Documentation by Junio C Hamano.
+Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
GIT