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repository using this option and then delete branches (or use any
other git command that makes any existing commit unreferenced) in the
source repository, some objects may become unreferenced (or dangling).
-These objects may be removed by normal git operations (such as `git-commit`)
+These objects may be removed by normal git operations (such as 'git-commit')
which automatically call `git gc --auto`. (See linkgit:git-gc[1].)
If these objects are removed and were referenced by the cloned repository,
then the cloned repository will become corrupt.
--quiet::
-q::
Operate quietly. This flag is passed to "rsync" and
- `git-fetch-pack` commands when given.
+ 'git-fetch-pack' commands when given.
--no-checkout::
-n::
--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
+ 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.