.git/shallow. This option updates .git/shallow and accept such
refs.
+--negotiation-tip=<commit|glob>::
+ By default, Git will report, to the server, commits reachable
+ from all local refs to find common commits in an attempt to
+ reduce the size of the to-be-received packfile. If specified,
+ Git will only report commits reachable from the given tips.
+ This is useful to speed up fetches when the user knows which
+ local ref is likely to have commits in common with the
+ upstream ref being fetched.
++
+This option may be specified more than once; if so, Git will report
+commits reachable from any of the given commits.
++
+The argument to this option may be a glob on ref names, a ref, or the (possibly
+abbreviated) SHA-1 of a commit. Specifying a glob is equivalent to specifying
+this option multiple times, one for each matching ref name.
++
+See also the `fetch.negotiationAlgorithm` configuration variable
+documented in linkgit:git-config[1].
+
ifndef::git-pull[]
--dry-run::
Show what would be done, without making any changes.
-f::
--force::
- 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
- overrides that check.
+ When 'git fetch' is used with `<src>:<dst>` refspec it may
+ refuse to update the local branch as discussed
+ifdef::git-pull[]
+ in the `<refspec>` part of the linkgit:git-fetch[1]
+ documentation.
+endif::git-pull[]
+ifndef::git-pull[]
+ in the `<refspec>` part below.
+endif::git-pull[]
+ This option overrides that check.
-k::
--keep::
Allow several <repository> and <group> arguments to be
specified. No <refspec>s may be specified.
+--[no-]auto-gc::
+ Run `git gc --auto` at the end to perform garbage collection
+ if needed. This is enabled by default.
+
-p::
--prune::
Before fetching, remove any remote-tracking references that no
--server-option=<option>::
Transmit the given string to the server when communicating using
protocol version 2. The given string must not contain a NUL or LF
- character.
+ character. The server's handling of server options, including
+ unknown ones, is server-specific.
When multiple `--server-option=<option>` are given, they are all
sent to the other side in the order listed on the command line.
+--show-forced-updates::
+ By default, git checks if a branch is force-updated during
+ fetch. This can be disabled through fetch.showForcedUpdates, but
+ the --show-forced-updates option guarantees this check occurs.
+ See linkgit:git-config[1].
+
+--no-show-forced-updates::
+ By default, git checks if a branch is force-updated during
+ fetch. Pass --no-show-forced-updates or set fetch.showForcedUpdates
+ to false to skip this check for performance reasons. If used during
+ 'git-pull' the --ff-only option will still check for forced updates
+ before attempting a fast-forward update. See linkgit:git-config[1].
+
-4::
--ipv4::
Use IPv4 addresses only, ignoring IPv6 addresses.