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@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
[--depth <depth>] [--[no-]single-branch] [--no-tags]
[--recurse-submodules[=<pathspec>]] [--[no-]shallow-submodules]
[--[no-]remote-submodules] [--jobs <n>] [--sparse] [--[no-]reject-shallow]
- [--filter=<filter> [--also-filter-submodules]] [--] <repository>
+ [--filter=<filter> [--also-filter-submodules] [--detach]] [--] <repository>
[<directory>]
DESCRIPTION
@@ -210,6 +210,12 @@ objects from the source repository into a pack in the cloned repository.
`--branch` can also take tags and detaches the HEAD at that commit
in the resulting repository.
+--detach::
+ If the cloned repository's HEAD points to a branch, point the newly
+ created HEAD to the branch's commit instead of the branch itself.
+ Additionally, in a non-bare repository, the corresponding local branch
+ will not be created.
+
-u <upload-pack>::
--upload-pack <upload-pack>::
When given, and the repository to clone from is accessed