"Albert L. Lash, IV" <albert.l...@gmail.com> writes:
> Current text claims optimization, implying the use of
> hardlinks, when this option ratchets down the level of
> efficiency. This change explains the difference made by
> using this option, namely copying instead of hardlinking,
> and why it may be useful.
>
> Signed-off-by: Albert L. Lash, IV <ala...@bloomberg.net>
> ---
> Documentation/git-clone.txt | 11 ++++-------
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/git-clone.txt b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
> index bf3dac0..0363d00 100644
> --- a/Documentation/git-clone.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
> @@ -55,15 +55,12 @@ repository is specified as a URL, then this flag is
> ignored (and we
> never use the local optimizations). Specifying `--no-local` will
> override the default when `/path/to/repo` is given, using the regular
> Git transport instead.
> -+
> -To force copying instead of hardlinking (which may be desirable if you
> -are trying to make a back-up of your repository), but still avoid the
> -usual "Git aware" transport mechanism, `--no-hardlinks` can be used.
>
> --no-hardlinks::
> - Optimize the cloning process from a repository on a
> - local filesystem by copying files under `.git/objects`
> - directory.
> + Force the cloning process from a repository on a local
> + filesystem to copy the files under the `.git/objects`
> + directory instead of using hardlinks. This may be desirable
> + if you are trying to make a back-up of your repository.
Makes sense, and it is kind of embarrassing (I have to suspect that
this was originally the description of "--hardlinks" option).
[PATCH {1,2}/4] looked trivially correct, too.
Thanks.
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