"git clone" no longer calls "git-fetch-pack", so the documentation is a bit stale. Instead, state that the -u option is to be used when accessing a repository over ssh. Signed-off-by: Steve Haslam <shaslam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- This is somewhat related to a patch I just sent; typically I forgot about the documentation until after sending it. Documentation/git-clone.txt | 9 ++++----- 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git-clone.txt b/Documentation/git-clone.txt index 91efac9..26fd1b1 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-clone.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-clone.txt @@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ then the cloned repository will become corrupt. --quiet:: -q:: - Operate quietly. This flag is passed to "rsync" and - 'git-fetch-pack' commands when given. + Operate quietly. This flag is also passed to the `rsync' + command when given. --no-checkout:: -n:: @@ -113,9 +113,8 @@ then the cloned repository will become corrupt. --upload-pack <upload-pack>:: -u <upload-pack>:: - When given, and the repository to clone from is handled - by 'git-fetch-pack', `--exec=<upload-pack>` is passed to - the command to specify non-default path for the command + When given, and the repository to clone from is accessed + via ssh, this specifies a non-default path for the command run on the other end. --template=<template_directory>:: -- 1.6.0.rc0.43.g1cd6 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
