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.
+
-f, \--force::
When `git-fetch` is used with `<rbranch>:<lbranch>`
refspec, it refuses to update the local branch
-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.