[PATCH] Documentation: Note about the meaning of "clone"
Clarify that a clone is not an exact copy.
Signed-off-by: Robin Rosenberg <robin.rosenberg@dewire.com>
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Documentation/git-clone.txt | 7 ++++++-
1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-clone.txt b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
index 7973e6a..c9bc627 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-clone.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
@@ -31,7 +31,12 @@ This default configuration is achieved by creating references to
the remote branch heads under `$GIT_DIR/refs/remotes/origin` and
by initializing `remote.origin.url` and `remote.origin.fetch`
configuration variables.
-
++
+*NOTE*: Although this command is called clone, the clone is not identical
+in all respects. Local branches in the repository being cloned
+becomes remote tracking branches in the clone and remote tracking
+branches are not cloned at all. For security reasone the config sections
+and triggers are not cloned either.
OPTIONS
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Robin Rosenberg <robin.rosenberg.lists@dewire.com>