git-fetch/push/pull: documentation.

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

diff --git a/Documentation/git-fetch.txt b/Documentation/git-fetch.txt
index c0b5aac..7169365 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-fetch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-fetch.txt
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ OPTIONS
 -------
 include::pull-fetch-param.txt[]
 
+-a, \--append::
+       Append ref names and object names of fetched refs to the
+       existing contents of $GIT_DIR/FETCH_HEAD.  Without this
+       option old data in $GIT_DIR/FETCH_HEAD will be overwritten.
+
 -u, \--update-head-ok::
        By default 'git-fetch' refuses to update the head which
        corresponds to the current branch.  This flag disables the