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Re: [PATCH] Documentation: Note about the meaning of "clone"

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VHVaclav Hanzl <hanzl@noel.feld.cvut.cz>
Date
Jun 15, 2008, 16:31 UTC
Message-ID
<20080615.183150.74717434.hanzl@noel.feld.cvut.cz>
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<D6D7C2A1-C755-4564-AB85-B893FA3000D0@wincent.com>
> You might also want to mention that the clone is not necessarily a  
> redundant _copy_ of the original repo, because at least for local  
> clones on the same file system clone will use hard links rather than  
> actually making a copy, unless you explicitly tell it not to.

At the moment this is covered in description of the --local option (I personally found it very easy to get this knowledge, dislike other differences from 1:1)

Vaclav
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  1. Vaclav HanzlJun 14, 2008
  2. Jeff KingJun 14, 2008
  3. Vaclav HanzlJun 14, 2008
  4. Jakub NarebskiJun 14, 2008
  5. Vaclav HanzlJun 14, 2008
  6. Jakub NarebskiJun 14, 2008
  7. Lea WiemannJun 14, 2008
  8. Vaclav HanzlJun 14, 2008
  9. Junio C HamanoJun 14, 2008
  10. Vaclav HanzlJun 15, 2008
  11. Jakub NarebskiJun 14, 2008
  12. Jakub NarebskiJun 15, 2008
  13. Documentation: Note about the meaning of "clone"Robin Rosenberg, Jun 15, 2008
  14. Jakub NarebskiJun 15, 2008
  15. Wincent ColaiutaJun 15, 2008
  16. Vaclav HanzlJun 15, 2008
  17. Vaclav HanzlJun 15, 2008
  18. Miklos VajnaJun 15, 2008
  19. Junio C HamanoJun 15, 2008
  20. PATCH] cvsimport: Clarification on the use of -rRobin Rosenberg, Jun 15, 2008

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