X-Git-Url: https://git.octo.it/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2Fgit-clone-pack.txt;h=cfc7b62f31b6470b9d9011b49d73d135a0623dd9;hb=b2d09f063a01b429fe1e8d5179d00f3938ec598b;hp=83d17a055f5e69614b69824cd60e4bdb69596528;hpb=a7154e916c6fab01dfb67629dae8c4430daff669;p=git.git diff --git a/Documentation/git-clone-pack.txt b/Documentation/git-clone-pack.txt index 83d17a05..cfc7b62f 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-clone-pack.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-clone-pack.txt @@ -1,6 +1,5 @@ git-clone-pack(1) ================= -v0.1, July 2005 NAME ---- @@ -9,27 +8,23 @@ git-clone-pack - Clones a repository by receiving packed objects. SYNOPSIS -------- -'git-clone-pack' [-q] [--exec=] [:] [...] +'git-clone-pack' [--exec=] [:] [...] DESCRIPTION ----------- Clones a repository into the current repository by invoking 'git-upload-pack', possibly on the remote host via ssh, in -the named repository, and invoking 'git-unpack-objects' locally -to receive the pack. +the named repository, and stores the sent pack in the local +repository. OPTIONS ------- --q:: - Pass '-q' flag to 'git-unpack-objects'; this makes the - cloning process less verbose. - --exec=:: Use this to specify the path to 'git-upload-pack' on the - remote side, if is not found on your $PATH. - Installations of sshd ignores the user's environment + remote side, if it is not found on your $PATH. + Installations of sshd ignore the user's environment setup scripts for login shells (e.g. .bash_profile) and - your privately installed GIT may not be found on the system + your privately installed git may not be found on the system default $PATH. Another workaround suggested is to set up your $PATH in ".bashrc", but this flag is for people who do not want to pay the overhead for non-interactive