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[PATCH 2/8] Document additional options for git-fetch

From
Andrew Ruder <andy@aeruder.net>
Date
Apr 27, 2007, 05:09 UTC
Message-ID
<20070427050915.GA9798@bowser.ruder>
In-Reply-To
<20070427050550.GA9594@bowser.ruder>

Document --quiet/-q and --verbose/-v Add -n as an alternate for --no-tags Fix some whitespace issues

Signed-off-by: Andrew Ruder <andy@aeruder.net>
---
 Documentation/fetch-options.txt |   17 ++++++++++++-----
 1 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/fetch-options.txt b/Documentation/fetch-options.txt
index 5b4d184..bdc7332 100644
--- a/Documentation/fetch-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/fetch-options.txt
@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
+-q, \--quiet::
+	Pass --quiet to git-fetch-pack and silence any other internally
+	used programs.
+
+-v, \--verbose::
+	Be verbose.
+
 -a, \--append::
 	Append ref names and object names of fetched refs to the
 	existing contents of `.git/FETCH_HEAD`.  Without this
 	option old data in `.git/FETCH_HEAD` will be overwritten.
 
 \--upload-pack <upload-pack>::
-        When given, and the repository to fetch from is handled
-        by 'git-fetch-pack', '--exec=<upload-pack>' is passed to
-        the command to specify non-default path for the command
-        run on the other end.
+	When given, and the repository to fetch from is handled
+	by 'git-fetch-pack', '--exec=<upload-pack>' is passed to
+	the command to specify non-default path for the command
+	run on the other end.
 
 -f, \--force::
 	When `git-fetch` is used with `<rbranch>:<lbranch>`
@@ -16,7 +23,7 @@
 	fetches is a descendant of `<lbranch>`.  This option
 	overrides that check.
 
-\--no-tags::
+-n, \--no-tags::
 	By default, `git-fetch` fetches tags that point at
 	objects that are downloaded from the remote repository
 	and stores them locally.  This option disables this
-- 
1.5.2.rc0.64.g8476
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  2. 2/8 Document additional options for git-fetchAndrew Ruder, Apr 27, 2007
  3. 3/8 Update git-fmt-merge documentationAndrew Ruder, Apr 27, 2007
  4. 4/8 Update git-grep documentationAndrew Ruder, Apr 27, 2007
  5. 5/8 Update -L documentation for git-blame/git-annotateAndrew Ruder, Apr 27, 2007
  6. 6/8 Update git-http-push documentationAndrew Ruder, Apr 27, 2007
  7. 7/8 Update git-local-fetch documentationAndrew Ruder, Apr 27, 2007
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