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authorJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2009-09-07 15:24:53 -0700
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2009-09-07 15:24:53 -0700
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Merge branch 'jk/clone-b'
* jk/clone-b: clone: add --branch option to select a different HEAD
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@@ -127,6 +127,13 @@ objects from the source repository into a pack in the cloned repository.
Instead of using the remote name 'origin' to keep track
of the upstream repository, use <name>.
+--branch <name>::
+-b <name>::
+ Instead of pointing the newly created HEAD to the branch pointed
+ to by the cloned repositoroy's HEAD, point to <name> branch
+ instead. In a non-bare repository, this is the branch that will
+ be checked out.
+
--upload-pack <upload-pack>::
-u <upload-pack>::
When given, and the repository to clone from is accessed