SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
-'git clone' [--template=<template-directory>]
- [-l] [-s] [--no-hardlinks] [-q] [-n] [--bare] [--mirror]
- [-o <name>] [-b <name>] [-u <upload-pack>] [--reference <repository>]
- [--dissociate] [--separate-git-dir <git-dir>]
- [--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>
- [<directory>]
+`git clone` [++--template=++__<template-directory>__]
+ [`-l`] [`-s`] [`--no-hardlinks`] [`-q`] [`-n`] [`--bare`] [`--mirror`]
+ [`-o` _<name>_] [`-b` _<name>_] [`-u` _<upload-pack>_] [`--reference` _<repository>_]
+ [`--dissociate`] [`--separate-git-dir` _<git-dir>_]
+ [`--depth` _<depth>_] [`--`[`no-`]`single-branch`] [`--no-tags`]
+ [++--recurse-submodules++[++=++__<pathspec>__]] [`--`[`no-`]`shallow-submodules`]
+ [`--`[`no-`]`remote-submodules`] [`--jobs` _<n>_] [`--sparse`] [`--`[`no-`]`reject-shallow`]
+ [++--filter=++__<filter-spec>__] [`--also-filter-submodules`]] [`--`] _<repository>_
+ [_<directory>_]
DESCRIPTION
-----------
After the clone, a plain `git fetch` without arguments will update
all the remote-tracking branches, and a `git pull` without
arguments will in addition merge the remote master branch into the
-current master branch, if any (this is untrue when "--single-branch"
+current master branch, if any (this is untrue when `--single-branch`
is given; see below).
This default configuration is achieved by creating references to
OPTIONS
-------
--l::
---local::
+`-l`::
+`--local`::
When the repository to clone from is on a local machine,
this flag bypasses the normal "Git aware" transport
mechanism and clones the repository by making a copy of
- HEAD and everything under objects and refs directories.
+ `HEAD` and everything under objects and refs directories.
The files under `.git/objects/` directory are hardlinked
to save space when possible.
+
source repository, similar to running `cp -r src dst` while modifying
`src`.
---no-hardlinks::
+`--no-hardlinks`::
Force the cloning process from a repository on a local
filesystem to copy the files under the `.git/objects`
directory instead of using hardlinks. This may be desirable
if you are trying to make a back-up of your repository.
--s::
---shared::
+`-s`::
+`--shared`::
When the repository to clone is on the local machine,
instead of using hard links, automatically setup
`.git/objects/info/alternates` to share the objects
its source repository, you can simply run `git repack -a` to copy all
objects from the source repository into a pack in the cloned repository.
---reference[-if-able] <repository>::
+`--reference`[`-if-able`] _<repository>_::
If the reference _<repository>_ is on the local machine,
automatically setup `.git/objects/info/alternates` to
obtain objects from the reference _<repository>_. Using
*NOTE*: see the NOTE for the `--shared` option, and also the
`--dissociate` option.
---dissociate::
+`--dissociate`::
Borrow the objects from reference repositories specified
with the `--reference` options only to reduce network
transfer, and stop borrowing from them after a clone is made
same repository, and this option can be used to stop the
borrowing.
--q::
---quiet::
+`-q`::
+`--quiet`::
Operate quietly. Progress is not reported to the standard
error stream.
--v::
---verbose::
+`-v`::
+`--verbose`::
Run verbosely. Does not affect the reporting of progress status
to the standard error stream.
---progress::
+`--progress`::
Progress status is reported on the standard error stream
by default when it is attached to a terminal, unless `--quiet`
is specified. This flag forces progress status even if the
standard error stream is not directed to a terminal.
---server-option=<option>::
+++--server-option=++__<option>__::
Transmit the given string to the server when communicating using
protocol version 2. The given string must not contain a NUL or LF
character. The server's handling of server options, including
unknown ones, is server-specific.
- When multiple `--server-option=<option>` are given, they are all
+ When multiple ++--server-option=++__<option>__ are given, they are all
sent to the other side in the order listed on the command line.
--n::
---no-checkout::
+`-n`::
+`--no-checkout`::
No checkout of HEAD is performed after the clone is complete.
---[no-]reject-shallow::
+`--`[`no-`]`reject-shallow`::
Fail if the source repository is a shallow repository.
The `clone.rejectShallow` configuration variable can be used to
specify the default.
---bare::
+`--bare`::
Make a 'bare' Git repository. That is, instead of
creating _<directory>_ and placing the administrative
- files in `<directory>/.git`, make the _<directory>_
+ files in _<directory>_`/.git`, make the _<directory>_
itself the `$GIT_DIR`. This obviously implies the `--no-checkout`
because there is nowhere to check out the working tree.
Also the branch heads at the remote are copied directly
used, neither remote-tracking branches nor the related
configuration variables are created.
---sparse::
+`--sparse`::
Employ a sparse-checkout, with only files in the toplevel
directory initially being present. The
linkgit:git-sparse-checkout[1] command can be used to grow the
working directory as needed.
---filter=<filter-spec>::
+++--filter=++__<filter-spec>__::
Use the partial clone feature and request that the server sends
a subset of reachable objects according to a given object filter.
When using `--filter`, the supplied _<filter-spec>_ is used for
the partial clone filter. For example, `--filter=blob:none` will
filter out all blobs (file contents) until needed by Git. Also,
- `--filter=blob:limit=<size>` will filter out all blobs of size
+ ++--filter=blob:limit=++__<size>__ will filter out all blobs of size
at least _<size>_. For more details on filter specifications, see
the `--filter` option in linkgit:git-rev-list[1].
---also-filter-submodules::
+`--also-filter-submodules`::
Also apply the partial clone filter to any submodules in the repository.
Requires `--filter` and `--recurse-submodules`. This can be turned on by
default by setting the `clone.filterSubmodules` config option.
---mirror::
+`--mirror`::
Set up a mirror of the source repository. This implies `--bare`.
Compared to `--bare`, `--mirror` not only maps local branches of the
source to local branches of the target, it maps all refs (including
that all these refs are overwritten by a `git remote update` in the
target repository.
--o <name>::
---origin <name>::
+`-o` _<name>_::
+`--origin` _<name>_::
Instead of using the remote name `origin` to keep track of the upstream
repository, use _<name>_. Overrides `clone.defaultRemoteName` from the
config.
--b <name>::
---branch <name>::
+`-b` _<name>_::
+`--branch` _<name>_::
Instead of pointing the newly created HEAD to the branch pointed
to by the cloned repository's HEAD, point to _<name>_ branch
instead. In a non-bare repository, this is the branch that will
`--branch` can also take tags and detaches the HEAD at that commit
in the resulting repository.
--u <upload-pack>::
---upload-pack <upload-pack>::
+`-u` _<upload-pack>_::
+`--upload-pack` _<upload-pack>_::
When given, and the repository to clone from is accessed
via ssh, this specifies a non-default path for the command
run on the other end.
---template=<template-directory>::
+++--template=++__<template-directory>__::
Specify the directory from which templates will be used;
(See the "TEMPLATE DIRECTORY" section of linkgit:git-init[1].)
--c <key>=<value>::
---config <key>=<value>::
+`-c` __<key>__++=++__<value>__::
+`--config` __<key>__++=++__<value>__::
Set a configuration variable in the newly-created repository;
this takes effect immediately after the repository is
initialized, but before the remote history is fetched or any
Due to limitations of the current implementation, some configuration
variables do not take effect until after the initial fetch and checkout.
Configuration variables known to not take effect are:
-`remote.<name>.mirror` and `remote.<name>.tagOpt`. Use the
+++remote.++__<name>__++.mirror++ and ++remote.++__<name>__++.tagOpt++. Use the
corresponding `--mirror` and `--no-tags` options instead.
---depth <depth>::
+`--depth` _<depth>_::
Create a 'shallow' clone with a history truncated to the
specified number of commits. Implies `--single-branch` unless
`--no-single-branch` is given to fetch the histories near the
tips of all branches. If you want to clone submodules shallowly,
also pass `--shallow-submodules`.
---shallow-since=<date>::
+++--shallow-since=++__<date>__::
Create a shallow clone with a history after the specified time.
---shallow-exclude=<revision>::
+++--shallow-exclude=++__<revision>__::
Create a shallow clone with a history, excluding commits
reachable from a specified remote branch or tag. This option
can be specified multiple times.
---[no-]single-branch::
+`--`[`no-`]`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.
branch when `--single-branch` clone was made, no remote-tracking
branch is created.
---no-tags::
+`--no-tags`::
Don't clone any tags, and set
`remote.<remote>.tagOpt=--no-tags` in the config, ensuring
that future `git pull` and `git fetch` operations won't follow
branch. This is useful e.g. to maintain minimal clones of the default
branch of some repository for search indexing.
---recurse-submodules[=<pathspec>]::
+`--recurse-submodules`[`=`{empty}__<pathspec>__]::
After the clone is created, initialize and clone submodules
within based on the provided _<pathspec>_. If no _=<pathspec>_ is
provided, all submodules are initialized and cloned.
not have a worktree/checkout (i.e. if any of `--no-checkout`/`-n`, `--bare`,
or `--mirror` is given)
---[no-]shallow-submodules::
+`--`[`no-`]`shallow-submodules`::
All submodules which are cloned will be shallow with a depth of 1.
---[no-]remote-submodules::
+`--`[`no-`]`remote-submodules`::
All submodules which are cloned will use the status of the submodule's
remote-tracking branch to update the submodule, rather than the
superproject's recorded SHA-1. Equivalent to passing `--remote` to
`git submodule update`.
---separate-git-dir=<git-dir>::
+`--separate-git-dir=`{empty}__<git-dir>__::
Instead of placing the cloned repository where it is supposed
to be, place the cloned repository at the specified directory,
then make a filesystem-agnostic Git symbolic link to there.
The result is Git repository can be separated from working
tree.
---ref-format=<ref-format>::
+`--ref-format=`{empty}__<ref-format>__::
Specify the given ref storage format for the repository. The valid values are:
+
include::ref-storage-format.txt[]
--j <n>::
---jobs <n>::
+`-j` _<n>_::
+`--jobs` _<n>_::
The number of submodules fetched at the same time.
Defaults to the `submodule.fetchJobs` option.
-<repository>::
+_<repository>_::
The (possibly remote) _<repository>_ to clone from. See the
<<URLS,GIT URLS>> section below for more information on specifying
repositories.
-<directory>::
+_<directory>_::
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
is only allowed if the directory is empty.
---bundle-uri=<uri>::
+`--bundle-uri=`{empty}__<uri>__::
Before fetching from the remote, fetch a bundle from the given
_<uri>_ and unbundle the data into the local repository. The refs
in the bundle will be stored under the hidden `refs/bundle/*`
The following syntaxes may be used with them:
-- ssh://{startsb}user@{endsb}host.xz{startsb}:port{endsb}/path/to/repo.git/
-- git://host.xz{startsb}:port{endsb}/path/to/repo.git/
-- http{startsb}s{endsb}://host.xz{startsb}:port{endsb}/path/to/repo.git/
-- ftp{startsb}s{endsb}://host.xz{startsb}:port{endsb}/path/to/repo.git/
+- ++ssh://++{startsb}__<user>__++@++{endsb}__<host>__{startsb}++:++__<port>__{endsb}++/++__<path-to-git-repo>__
+- ++git://++__<host>__{startsb}:__<port>__{endsb}++/++__<path-to-git-repo>__
+- ++http++{startsb}++s++{endsb}++://++__<host>__{startsb}++:++__<port>__{endsb}++/++__<path-to-git-repo>__
+- ++ftp++{startsb}++s++{endsb}++://++__<host>__{startsb}++:++__<port>__{endsb}++/++__<path-to-git-repo>__
An alternative scp-like syntax may also be used with the ssh protocol:
-- {startsb}user@{endsb}host.xz:path/to/repo.git/
+- {startsb}__<user>__++@++{endsb}__<host>__++:/++__<path-to-git-repo>__
This syntax is only recognized if there are no slashes before the
first colon. This helps differentiate a local path that contains a
absolute path or `./foo:bar` to avoid being misinterpreted as an ssh
url.
-The ssh and git protocols additionally support ~username expansion:
+The ssh and git protocols additionally support ++~++__<username>__ expansion:
-- ssh://{startsb}user@{endsb}host.xz{startsb}:port{endsb}/~{startsb}user{endsb}/path/to/repo.git/
-- git://host.xz{startsb}:port{endsb}/~{startsb}user{endsb}/path/to/repo.git/
-- {startsb}user@{endsb}host.xz:/~{startsb}user{endsb}/path/to/repo.git/
+- ++ssh://++{startsb}__<user>__++@++{endsb}__<host>__{startsb}++:++__<port>__{endsb}++/~++__<user>__++/++__<path-to-git-repo>__
+- ++git://++__<host>__{startsb}++:++__<port>__{endsb}++/~++__<user>__++/++__<path-to-git-repo>__
+- {startsb}__<user>__++@++{endsb}__<host>__++:~++__<user>__++/++__<path-to-git-repo>__
For local repositories, also supported by Git natively, the following
syntaxes may be used:
-- /path/to/repo.git/
-- \file:///path/to/repo.git/
+- `/path/to/repo.git/`
+- ++file:///path/to/repo.git/++
ifndef::git-clone[]
These two syntaxes are mostly equivalent, except when cloning, when
accept a suitable bundle file. See linkgit:git-bundle[1].
When Git doesn't know how to handle a certain transport protocol, it
-attempts to use the `remote-<transport>` remote helper, if one
+attempts to use the `remote-`{empty}__<transport>__ remote helper, if one
exists. To explicitly request a remote helper, the following syntax
may be used:
-- _<transport>_::_<address>_
+- _<transport>_::__<address>__
where _<address>_ may be a path, a server and path, or an arbitrary
URL-like string recognized by the specific remote helper being
use will be rewritten into URLs that work), you can create a
configuration section of the form:
-------------
- [url "<actual-url-base>"]
- insteadOf = <other-url-base>
-------------
+[verse]
+--
+ [url "__<actual-url-base>__"]
+ insteadOf = _<other-url-base>_
+--
For example, with this:
If you want to rewrite URLs for push only, you can create a
configuration section of the form:
-------------
- [url "<actual-url-base>"]
- pushInsteadOf = <other-url-base>
-------------
+[verse]
+--
+ [url "__<actual-url-base>__"]
+ pushInsteadOf = _<other-url-base>_
+--
For example, with this:
projects / thirdparty / git.git / commitdiff
