From: Robin Rosenberg Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 13:05:27 GMT Subject: [PATCH] Documentation: Note about the meaning of "clone" Message-ID: <200806151505.27686.robin.rosenberg.lists@dewire.com> In-Reply-To: Clarify that a clone is not an exact copy. Signed-off-by: Robin Rosenberg --- 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 ------- -- 1.5.5.1.178.g1f811