X-Git-Url: https://git.tokkee.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;ds=sidebyside;f=Documentation%2Ffetch-options.txt;h=5b4d184a73d013b8da11db3adb08905c0101bf88;hb=e0d10e1c63bc52b37bbec99b07deee794058d9b4;hp=e624d3d0ee93c5d1618bf220ecd2d4eafddc47ca;hpb=429608fc365d4e6e0db9dee72a0b103dce578722;p=git.git diff --git a/Documentation/fetch-options.txt b/Documentation/fetch-options.txt index e624d3d0e..5b4d184a7 100644 --- a/Documentation/fetch-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/fetch-options.txt @@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ existing contents of `.git/FETCH_HEAD`. Without this option old data in `.git/FETCH_HEAD` will be overwritten. +\--upload-pack :: + When given, and the repository to fetch from is handled + by 'git-fetch-pack', '--exec=' is passed to + the command to specify non-default path for the command + run on the other end. + -f, \--force:: When `git-fetch` is used with `:` refspec, it refuses to update the local branch @@ -30,6 +36,13 @@ -u, \--update-head-ok:: By default `git-fetch` refuses to update the head which corresponds to the current branch. This flag disables the - check. Note that fetching into the current branch will not - update the index and working directory, so use it with care. + check. This is purely for the internal use for `git-pull` + to communicate with `git-fetch`, and unless you are + implementing your own Porcelain you are not supposed to + use it. + +\--depth=:: + Deepen the history of a 'shallow' repository created by + `git clone` with `--depth=` option (see gitlink:git-clone[1]) + by the specified number of commits.