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From: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] clone: add `--seed` shorthand
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On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 06:05:31PM +0200, Johannes Schindelin wrote:

> > +--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.

Yeah, I agree that is much better (it's the "4/3" I suggested in the
cover letter).

-Peff