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Re: [PATCH 3/3] clone: add `--seed` shorthand

From
Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
May 21, 2015, 16:05 UTC
Message-ID
<8895881cd3f324d2b8a827e311296a48@www.dscho.org>
In-Reply-To
<20150521041619.GC5196@peff.net>
Hi Peff,
On 2015-05-21 06:16, Jeff King wrote:
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> diff --git a/Documentation/git-clone.txt b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
> index f1f2a3f..ffeb03b 100644
> --- a/Documentation/git-clone.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
> @@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ objects from the source repository into a pack in
> the cloned repository.
>  	transfer and stop borrowing from them after a clone is made
>  	by making necessary local copies of borrowed objects.
>  
> +--seed <repository>::
> +	A convenient shorthand for `--dissociate --reference=<repository>`.
> +
Since you want to advertise this as an easier way than `--dissociate --reference=<repository>`, it might make sense to avoid sending the reader that way, too.
Maybe something like
--seed <repository>::
    Fetch objects from <repository> instead of the clone URL when possible. This is useful when a (possibly partial) clone already exists locally, to avoid transferring the same objects again.

Ciao, Dscho

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Message 5 of 16 in “--seed as an alias for --dissociate --reference”
  1. 0/3 --seed as an alias for --dissociate --referenceJeff King, May 21, 2015
  2. 1/3 clone: use OPT_STRING_LIST for --referenceJeff King, May 21, 2015
  3. 2/3 clone: reorder --dissociate and --reference optionsJeff King, May 21, 2015
  4. 3/3 clone: add `--seed` shorthandJeff King, May 21, 2015
  5. Johannes SchindelinMay 21, 2015
  6. Philip OakleyMay 21, 2015
  7. Johannes SchindelinMay 22, 2015
  8. Jeff KingMay 22, 2015
  9. Junio C HamanoMay 24, 2015
  10. Jeff KingMay 27, 2015
  11. Junio C HamanoMay 27, 2015
  12. Jeff KingMay 22, 2015
  13. Junio C HamanoMay 21, 2015
  14. Jeff KingMay 21, 2015
  15. Junio C HamanoMay 21, 2015
  16. Michael HaggertyMay 24, 2015

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