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objects from the source repository into a pack in the cloned repository.
--reference <repository>::
- If the reference repository is on the local machine
+ If the reference repository is on the local machine,
automatically setup .git/objects/info/alternates to
obtain objects from the reference repository. Using
an already existing repository as an alternate will
Instead of using the remote name 'origin' to keep track
of the upstream repository, use <name>.
+--branch <name>::
+-b <name>::
+ Instead of pointing the newly created HEAD to the branch pointed
+ to by the cloned repository's HEAD, point to <name> branch
+ instead. In a non-bare repository, this is the branch that will
+ be checked out.
+
--upload-pack <upload-pack>::
-u <upload-pack>::
When given, and the repository to clone from is accessed