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[PATCH 2/4] git-clone.txt: reword description of progress behaviour

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Tay Ray Chuan <rctay89@gmail.com>
Date
Dec 25, 2009, 17:12 UTC
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Mention progress reporting behaviour in the descriptions for -q/ --quiet and -v/--verbose options, in the style of git-pack-objects.txt.

Signed-off-by: Tay Ray Chuan <rctay89@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/git-clone.txt |    9 ++++++---
 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-clone.txt b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
index f298fdd..e722e6c 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-clone.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
@@ -96,13 +96,16 @@ objects from the source repository into a pack in the cloned repository.
 
 --quiet::
 -q::
-	Operate quietly.  This flag is also passed to the `rsync'
+	Operate quietly.  Progress is not reported to the standard
+	error stream. This flag is also passed to the `rsync'
 	command when given.
 
 --verbose::
 -v::
-	Display the progress bar, even in case the standard error is not
-	a terminal.
+	Progress status is reported on the standard error stream
+	by default when it is attached to a terminal, unless -q
+	is specified. This flag forces progress status even if the
+	standard error stream is not directed to a terminal.
 
 --no-checkout::
 -n::
-- 
1.6.6.278.g3f5f
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Message 4 of 12 in “Add progress options”
  1. Add progress optionsBrent Goodrick, Feb 9, 2009
  2. 0/4 clone: use --progress to mean -vTay Ray Chuan, Dec 25, 2009
  3. 1/4 check stderr with isatty() instead of stdout when deciding to show progressTay Ray Chuan, Dec 25, 2009
  4. 2/4 git-clone.txt: reword description of progress behaviourTay Ray Chuan, Dec 25, 2009
  5. 3/4 clone: set transport->verbose when -v/--verbose is usedTay Ray Chuan, Dec 25, 2009
  6. 4/4 clone: use --progress to force progress reportingTay Ray Chuan, Dec 25, 2009
  7. Miklos VajnaDec 27, 2009
  8. Tay Ray ChuanDec 27, 2009
  9. Johannes SchindelinDec 26, 2009
  10. Tay Ray ChuanDec 27, 2009
  11. Junio C HamanoDec 29, 2009
  12. Tay Ray ChuanDec 29, 2009

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