linkgit:git-clone[1]), deepen or shorten the history to the specified
number of commits. Tags for the deepened commits are not fetched.
+--deepen=<depth>::
+ Similar to --depth, except it specifies the number of commits
+ from the current shallow boundary instead of from the tip of
+ each remote branch history.
+
+--shallow-since=<date>::
+ Deepen or shorten the history of a shallow repository to
+ include all reachable commits after <date>.
+
+--shallow-exclude=<revision>::
+ Deepen or shorten the history of a shallow repository to
+ exclude commits reachable from a specified remote branch or tag.
+ This option can be specified multiple times.
+
--unshallow::
If the source repository is complete, convert a shallow
repository to a complete one, removing all the limitations
-p::
--prune::
- After fetching, remove any remote-tracking references that no
+ Before fetching, remove any remote-tracking references that no
longer exist on the remote. Tags are not subject to pruning
if they are fetched only because of the default tag
auto-following or due to a --tags option. However, if tags
are fetched due to an explicit refspec (either on the command
line or in the remote configuration, for example if the remote
was cloned with the --mirror option), then they are also
- subject to pruning.
+ subject to pruning. Supplying `--prune-tags` is a shorthand for
+ providing the tag refspec.
++
+See the PRUNING section below for more details.
+
+-P::
+--prune-tags::
+ Before fetching, remove any local tags that no longer exist on
+ the remote if `--prune` is enabled. This option should be used
+ more carefully, unlike `--prune` it will remove any local
+ references (local tags) that have been created. This option is
+ a shorthand for providing the explicit tag refspec along with
+ `--prune`, see the discussion about that in its documentation.
++
+See the PRUNING section below for more details.
+
endif::git-pull[]
ifndef::git-pull[]
to whatever else would otherwise be fetched. Using this
option alone does not subject tags to pruning, even if --prune
is used (though tags may be pruned anyway if they are also the
- destination of an explicit refspec; see '--prune').
+ destination of an explicit refspec; see `--prune`).
--recurse-submodules[=yes|on-demand|no]::
This option controls if and under what conditions new commits of
--no-recurse-submodules::
Disable recursive fetching of submodules (this has the same effect as
- using the '--recurse-submodules=no' option).
+ using the `--recurse-submodules=no` option).
--submodule-prefix=<path>::
Prepend <path> to paths printed in informative messages
--upload-pack <upload-pack>::
When given, and the repository to fetch from is handled
- by 'git fetch-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.
is specified. This flag forces progress status even if the
standard error stream is not directed to a terminal.
+-o <option>::
+--server-option=<option>::
+ Transmit the given string to the server when communicating using
+ protocol version 2. The given string must not contain a NUL or LF
+ character.
+ When multiple `--server-option=<option>` are given, they are all
+ sent to the other side in the order listed on the command line.
+
-4::
--ipv4::
Use IPv4 addresses only, ignoring IPv6 addresses.