git-sh-setup.sh: add variable to use the stuck-long mode

diff --git a/Documentation/gitremote-helpers.txt b/Documentation/gitremote-helpers.txt
index bc069c23df85ae200d8b21fdf9a4662c72152377..c2908db76317c91cf5502065e9c4bf1d97da19bd 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/gitremote-helpers.txt
+++ b/Documentation/gitremote-helpers.txt
@@ -120,6 +120,11 @@ connecting (see the 'connect' command under COMMANDS).
 When choosing between 'push' and 'export', Git prefers 'push'.
 Other frontends may have some other order of preference.
 
+'no-private-update'::
+       When using the 'refspec' capability, git normally updates the
+       private ref on successful push. This update is disabled when
+       the remote-helper declares the capability 'no-private-update'.
+
 
 Capabilities for Fetching
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -180,6 +185,12 @@ applicable refspec takes precedence.  The left-hand of refspecs
 advertised with this capability must cover all refs reported by
 the list command.  If no 'refspec' capability is advertised,
 there is an implied `refspec *:*`.
++
+When writing remote-helpers for decentralized version control
+systems, it is advised to keep a local copy of the repository to
+interact with, and to let the private namespace refs point to this
+local repository, while the refs/remotes namespace is used to track
+the remote repository.
 
 'bidi-import'::
        This modifies the 'import' capability.
@@ -426,6 +437,13 @@ set by Git if the remote helper has the 'option' capability.
 'option check-connectivity' \{'true'|'false'\}::
        Request the helper to check connectivity of a clone.
 
+'option cloning \{'true'|'false'\}::
+       Notify the helper this is a clone request (i.e. the current
+       repository is guaranteed empty).
+
+'option update-shallow \{'true'|'false'\}::
+       Allow to extend .git/shallow if the new refs require it.
+
 SEE ALSO
 --------
 linkgit:git-remote[1]