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diff --git a/Documentation/git-clone.txt b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
index 2f39864b8..253f4f03c 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-clone.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ git-clone - Clone a repository into a new directory
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-'git-clone' [--template=<template_directory>] [-l [-s]] [-q] [-n] [--bare]
+'git-clone' [--template=<template_directory>]
+	  [-l] [-s] [--no-hardlinks] [-q] [-n] [--bare]
 	  [-o <name>] [-u <upload-pack>] [--reference <repository>]
 	  [--depth <depth>] <repository> [<directory>]
 
@@ -40,8 +41,19 @@ OPTIONS
 	this flag bypasses normal "git aware" transport
 	mechanism and clones the repository by making a copy of
 	HEAD and everything under objects and refs directories.
-	The files under .git/objects/ directory are hardlinked
-	to save space when possible.
+	The files under `.git/objects/` directory are hardlinked
+	to save space when possible.  This is now the default when
+	the source repository is specified with `/path/to/repo`
+	syntax, so it essentially is a no-op option.  To force
+	copying instead of hardlinking (which may be desirable
+	if you are trying to make a back-up of your repository),
+	but still avoid the usual "git aware" transport
+	mechanism, `--no-hardlinks` can be used.
+
+--no-hardlinks::
+	Optimize the cloning process from a repository on a
+	local filesystem by copying files under `.git/objects`
+	directory.
 
 --shared::
 -s::
@@ -56,7 +68,7 @@ OPTIONS
 	automatically setup .git/objects/info/alternates to
 	obtain objects from the reference repository.  Using
 	an already existing repository as an alternate will
-	require less objects to be copied from the repository
+	require fewer objects to be copied from the repository
 	being cloned, reducing network and local storage costs.
 
 --quiet::
@@ -64,6 +76,7 @@ OPTIONS
 	Operate quietly.  This flag is passed to "rsync" and
 	"git-fetch-pack" commands when given.
 
+--no-checkout::
 -n::
 	No checkout of HEAD is performed after the clone is complete.