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@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ SYNOPSIS
[-l] [-s] [--no-hardlinks] [-q] [-n] [--bare] [--mirror]
[-o <name>] [-b <name>] [-u <upload-pack>] [--reference <repository>]
[--separate-git-dir <git dir>]
- [--depth <depth>] [--recursive|--recurse-submodules] [--] <repository>
+ [--depth <depth>] [--[no-]single-branch]
+ [--recursive|--recurse-submodules] [--] <repository>
[<directory>]
DESCRIPTION
@@ -179,6 +180,14 @@ objects from the source repository into a pack in the cloned repository.
with a long history, and would want to send in fixes
as patches.
+--single-branch::
+ Clone only the history leading to the tip of a single branch,
+ either specified by the `--branch` option or the primary
+ branch remote's `HEAD` points at. When creating a shallow
+ clone with the `--depth` option, this is the default, unless
+ `--no-single-branch` is given to fetch the histories near the
+ tips of all branches.
+
--recursive::
--recurse-submodules::
After the clone is created, initialize all submodules within,