X-Git-Url: https://git.tokkee.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2Fgit-clone.txt;h=253f4f03c532eb34912f1b5f570f3f6359692fb9;hb=e076a0e71f25430205d0437c177fd12a7018e5ad;hp=a0a10e3e26830d59cbb6eaddaab60a83fa601aa9;hpb=a6954452ecf757523b31d6eaaf7e00c7a2d91e46;p=git.git diff --git a/Documentation/git-clone.txt b/Documentation/git-clone.txt index a0a10e3e2..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=] [-l [-s]] [-q] [-n] [--bare] +'git-clone' [--template=] + [-l] [-s] [--no-hardlinks] [-q] [-n] [--bare] [-o ] [-u ] [--reference ] [--depth ] [] @@ -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::