+-q, \--quiet::
+ Pass --quiet to git-fetch-pack and silence any other internally
+ used programs.
+
+-v, \--verbose::
+ Be verbose.
+
-a, \--append::
Append ref names and object names of fetched refs to the
existing contents of `.git/FETCH_HEAD`. Without this
option old data in `.git/FETCH_HEAD` will be overwritten.
\--upload-pack <upload-pack>::
- When given, and the repository to fetch from is handled
- 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.
+ When given, and the repository to fetch from is handled
+ 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.
-f, \--force::
When `git-fetch` is used with `<rbranch>:<lbranch>`
fetches is a descendant of `<lbranch>`. This option
overrides that check.
-\--no-tags::
+-n, \--no-tags::
By default, `git-fetch` fetches tags that point at
objects that are downloaded from the remote repository
and stores them locally. This option disables this
-u, \--update-head-ok::
By default `git-fetch` refuses to update the head which
corresponds to the current branch. This flag disables the
- check. Note that fetching into the current branch will not
- update the index and working directory, so use it with care.
+ check. This is purely for the internal use for `git-pull`
+ to communicate with `git-fetch`, and unless you are
+ implementing your own Porcelain you are not supposed to
+ use it.
+
+\--depth=<depth>::
+ Deepen the history of a 'shallow' repository created by
+ `git clone` with `--depth=<depth>` option (see gitlink:git-clone[1])
+ by the specified number of commits.