Merge branch 'rc/maint-curl-helper' into maint

[git.git] / Documentation / git-clone.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/git-clone.txt b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
index b49de66764e97e4bb0725898f00dcba072329dc8..dc7d3d17b151d05827925fdcd2806945e2e278cb 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-clone.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ arguments will in addition merge the remote master branch into the
 current master branch, if any.
 
 This default configuration is achieved by creating references to
-the remote branch heads under `$GIT_DIR/refs/remotes/origin` and
+the remote branch heads under `refs/remotes/origin` and
 by initializing `remote.origin.url` and `remote.origin.fetch`
 configuration variables.
 
@@ -96,13 +96,20 @@ objects from the source repository into a pack in the cloned repository.
 
 --quiet::
 -q::
-       Operate quietly.  This flag is also passed to the `rsync'
+       Operate quietly.  Progress is not reported to the standard
+       error stream. This flag is also passed to the `rsync'
        command when given.
 
 --verbose::
 -v::
-       Display the progress bar, even in case the standard output is not
-       a terminal.
+       Run verbosely. Does not affect the reporting of progress status
+       to the standard error stream.
+
+--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.
 
 --no-checkout::
 -n::
@@ -143,8 +150,7 @@ objects from the source repository into a pack in the cloned repository.
 
 --template=<template_directory>::
        Specify the directory from which templates will be used;
-       if unset the templates are taken from the installation
-       defined default, typically `/usr/share/git-core/templates`.
+       (See the "TEMPLATE DIRECTORY" section of linkgit:git-init[1].)
 
 --depth <depth>::
        Create a 'shallow' clone with a history truncated to the