deprecate the new loose object header format

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

diff --git a/Documentation/git-remote.txt b/Documentation/git-remote.txt
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--- a/Documentation/git-remote.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-remote.txt
@@ -10,31 +10,75 @@ SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
 'git-remote'
-'git-remote' add <name> <url>
+'git-remote' add [-t <branch>] [-m <branch>] [-f] <name> <url>
 'git-remote' show <name>
+'git-remote' prune <name>
+'git-remote' update [group]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
 
 Manage the set of repositories ("remotes") whose branches you track.
 
-With no arguments, shows a list of existing remotes.
 
-In the second form, adds a remote named <name> for the repository at
+COMMANDS
+--------
+
+With no arguments, shows a list of existing remotes.  Several
+subcommands are available to perform operations on the remotes.
+
+'add'::
+
+Adds a remote named <name> for the repository at
 <url>.  The command `git fetch <name>` can then be used to create and
 update remote-tracking branches <name>/<branch>.
++
+With `-f` option, `git fetch <name>` is run immediately after
+the remote information is set up.
++
+With `-t <branch>` option, instead of the default glob
+refspec for the remote to track all branches under
+`$GIT_DIR/remotes/<name>/`, a refspec to track only `<branch>`
+is created.  You can give more than one `-t <branch>` to track
+multiple branches without grabbing all branches.
++
+With `-m <master>` option, `$GIT_DIR/remotes/<name>/HEAD` is set
+up to point at remote's `<master>` branch instead of whatever
+branch the `HEAD` at the remote repository actually points at.
+
+'show'::
+
+Gives some information about the remote <name>.
+
+'prune'::
+
+Deletes all stale tracking branches under <name>.
+These stale branches have already been removed from the remote repository
+referenced by <name>, but are still locally available in
+"remotes/<name>".
 
-In the third form, gives some information about the remote <name>.
+'update'::
+
+Fetch updates for a named set of remotes in the repository as defined by
+remotes.<group>.  If a named group is not specified on the command line,
+the configuration parameter remotes.default will get used; if
+remotes.default is not defined, all remotes which do not the
+configuration parameter remote.<name>.skipDefaultUpdate set to true will
+be updated.  (See gitlink:git-config[1]).
+
+
+DISCUSSION
+----------
 
 The remote configuration is achieved using the `remote.origin.url` and
 `remote.origin.fetch` configuration variables.  (See
-gitlink:git-repo-config[1]).
+gitlink:git-config[1]).
 
 Examples
 --------
 
-Add a new remote, fetch, and check out a branch from it:
-
+* Add a new remote, fetch, and check out a branch from it
++
 ------------
 $ git remote
 origin
@@ -54,11 +98,22 @@ $ git checkout -b nfs linux-nfs/master
 ...
 ------------
 
+* Imitate 'git clone' but track only selected branches
++
+------------
+$ mkdir project.git
+$ cd project.git
+$ git init
+$ git remote add -f -t master -m master origin git://example.com/git.git/
+$ git merge origin
+------------
+
+
 See Also
 --------
 gitlink:git-fetch[1]
 gitlink:git-branch[1]
-gitlink:git-repo-config[1]
+gitlink:git-config[1]
 
 Author
 ------