clone: do not create remotes/origin nor origin branch in a bare repository.

[git.git] / Documentation / git-clone.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/git-clone.txt b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
index 370f53e..684e4bd 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-clone.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@ OPTIONS
        Make a 'bare' GIT repository.  That is, instead of
        creating `<directory>` and placing the administrative
        files in `<directory>/.git`, make the `<directory>`
-       itself the `$GIT_DIR`. This implies `-n` option.
+       itself the `$GIT_DIR`. This implies `-n` option.  When
+       this option is used, neither the `origin` branch nor the
+       default `remotes/origin` file is created.
 
 -o <name>::
        Instead of using the branch name 'origin' to keep track