Start 1.7.5.1 maintenance track

diff --git a/Documentation/git-clone.txt b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
index 8577480074d84fe213cc6fd16486a1fa92c3e08a..86eb4c93682aa3d92fe001ae871913fc0dec8607 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-clone.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 'git clone' [--template=<template_directory>]
          [-l] [-s] [--no-hardlinks] [-q] [-n] [--bare] [--mirror]
          [-o <name>] [-b <name>] [-u <upload-pack>] [--reference <repository>]
+         [--separate-git-dir|-L <git dir>]
          [--depth <depth>] [--recursive|--recurse-submodules] [--] <repository>
          [<directory>]
 
@@ -176,6 +177,15 @@ objects from the source repository into a pack in the cloned repository.
        repository does not have a worktree/checkout (i.e. if any of
        `--no-checkout`/`-n`, `--bare`, or `--mirror` is given)
 
+-L=<git dir>::
+--separate-git-dir=<git dir>::
+       Instead of placing the cloned repository where it is supposed
+       to be, place the cloned repository at the specified directory,
+       then make a filesytem-agnostic git symbolic link to there.
+       The result is git repository can be separated from working
+       tree.
+
+
 <repository>::
        The (possibly remote) repository to clone from.  See the
        <<URLS,URLS>> section below for more information on specifying