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Document git-clone --use-separate-remote

Signed-off-by: Uwe Zeisberger <uzeisberger@io.fsforth.de>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
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Documentation/git-clone.txt

@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ SYNOPSIS @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
[verse]
'git-clone' [--template=<template_directory>] [-l [-s]] [-q] [-n] [--bare]
[-o <name>] [-u <upload-pack>] [--reference <repository>]
<repository> [<directory>]
[--use-separate-remote] <repository> [<directory>]

DESCRIPTION
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@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ OPTIONS @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ OPTIONS
files in `<directory>/.git`, make the `<directory>`
itself the `$GIT_DIR`. This implies `-n` option. When
this option is used, neither the `origin` branch nor the
default `remotes/origin` file is created.
default `remotes/origin` file is created.

-o <name>::
Instead of using the branch name 'origin' to keep track
@ -94,12 +94,17 @@ OPTIONS @@ -94,12 +94,17 @@ OPTIONS
if unset the templates are taken from the installation
defined default, typically `/usr/share/git-core/templates`.

--use-separate-remote::
Save remotes heads under `$GIT_DIR/remotes/origin/' instead
of `$GIT_DIR/refs/heads/'. Only the master branch is saved
in the latter.

<repository>::
The (possibly remote) repository to clone from. It can
be any URL git-fetch supports.

<directory>::
The name of a new directory to clone into. The "humanish"
The name of a new directory to clone into. The "humanish"
part of the source repository is used if no directory is
explicitly given ("repo" for "/path/to/repo.git" and "foo"
for "host.xz:foo/.git"). Cloning into an existing directory

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