user-manual: remote-tracking can be checked out, with detached HEAD

diff --git a/Documentation/fetch-options.txt b/Documentation/fetch-options.txt
index ab6419fe6e44c7008cbff4e1fae48a70cfb82ac0..a435c23138a6c85bedb83e7df3286575fe2bbe6e 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/fetch-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/fetch-options.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ endif::git-pull[]
 
 -f::
 --force::
-       When 'git-fetch' is used with `<rbranch>:<lbranch>`
+       When 'git fetch' is used with `<rbranch>:<lbranch>`
        refspec, it refuses to update the local branch
        `<lbranch>` unless the remote branch `<rbranch>` it
        fetches is a descendant of `<lbranch>`.  This option
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ ifndef::git-pull[]
        Allow several <repository> and <group> arguments to be
        specified. No <refspec>s may be specified.
 
+-p::
 --prune::
-       After fetching, remove any remote tracking branches which
+       After fetching, remove any remote-tracking branches which
        no longer exist on the remote.
 endif::git-pull[]
 
@@ -48,7 +49,9 @@ ifndef::git-pull[]
 endif::git-pull[]
        By default, tags that point at objects that are downloaded
        from the remote repository are fetched and stored locally.
-       This option disables this automatic tag following.
+       This option disables this automatic tag following. The default
+       behavior for a remote may be specified with the remote.<name>.tagopt
+       setting. See linkgit:git-config[1].
 
 -t::
 --tags::
@@ -57,20 +60,22 @@ endif::git-pull[]
        objects reachable from the branch heads that are being
        tracked will not be fetched by this mechanism.  This
        flag lets all tags and their associated objects be
-       downloaded.
+       downloaded. The default behavior for a remote may be
+       specified with the remote.<name>.tagopt setting. See
+       linkgit:git-config[1].
 
 -u::
 --update-head-ok::
-       By default 'git-fetch' refuses to update the head which
+       By default 'git fetch' refuses to update the head which
        corresponds to the current branch.  This flag disables the
-       check.  This is purely for the internal use for 'git-pull'
-       to communicate with 'git-fetch', and unless you are
+       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.
 
 --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.
 
@@ -78,9 +83,16 @@ ifndef::git-pull[]
 -q::
 --quiet::
        Pass --quiet to git-fetch-pack and silence any other internally
-       used git commands.
+       used git commands. Progress is not reported to the standard error
+       stream.
 
 -v::
 --verbose::
        Be verbose.
 endif::git-pull[]
+
+--progress::
+       Progress status is reported on the standard error stream
+       by default when it is attached to a terminal, unless -q
+       is specified. This flag forces progress status even if the
+       standard error stream is not directed to a terminal.