From: "Jean-Noël Avila via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
To: git@vger.kernel.org
Cc: "Kristoffer Haugsbakk" <kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com>,
"Jean-Noël Avila" <jn.avila@free.fr>,
"Jean-Noël Avila" <jn.avila@free.fr>
Subject: [PATCH v2 2/4] doc: finalize git-clone documentation conversion to synopsis style
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2026 21:25:42 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3a5b642d05b9fcafb684631a0026959bfc362d2b.1769462744.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <pull.2036.v2.git.1769462744.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
From: =?UTF-8?q?Jean-No=C3=ABl=20Avila?= <jn.avila@free.fr>
Use backticks where appropriate for command-line options
Signed-off-by: Jean-Noël Avila <jn.avila@free.fr>
---
Documentation/git-clone.adoc | 22 +++++++++++-----------
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-clone.adoc b/Documentation/git-clone.adoc
index 57cdfb7620..7a0e147384 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-clone.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/git-clone.adoc
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ objects from the source repository into a pack in the cloned repository.
unknown ones, is server-specific.
When multiple `--server-option=<option>` are given, they are all
sent to the other side in the order listed on the command line.
- When no ++--server-option=++__<option>__ is given from the command
+ When no `--server-option=<option>` is given from the command
line, the values of configuration variable `remote.<name>.serverOption`
are used instead.
@@ -206,14 +206,14 @@ objects from the source repository into a pack in the cloned repository.
that all these refs are overwritten by a `git remote update` in the
target repository.
-`-o` _<name>_::
-`--origin` _<name>_::
+`-o <name>`::
+`--origin <name>`::
Instead of using the remote name `origin` to keep track of the upstream
repository, use _<name>_. Overrides `clone.defaultRemoteName` from the
config.
-`-b` _<name>_::
-`--branch` _<name>_::
+`-b <name>`::
+`--branch <name>`::
Instead of pointing the newly created `HEAD` to the branch pointed
to by the cloned repository's `HEAD`, point to _<name>_ branch
instead. In a non-bare repository, this is the branch that will
@@ -230,8 +230,8 @@ objects from the source repository into a pack in the cloned repository.
name.
This option is incompatible with `--branch` and `--mirror`.
-`-u` _<upload-pack>_::
-`--upload-pack` _<upload-pack>_::
+`-u <upload-pack>`::
+`--upload-pack <upload-pack>`::
When given, and the repository to clone from is accessed
via ssh, this specifies a non-default path for the command
run on the other end.
@@ -240,8 +240,8 @@ objects from the source repository into a pack in the cloned repository.
Specify the directory from which templates will be used;
(See the "TEMPLATE DIRECTORY" section of linkgit:git-init[1].)
-`-c` `<key>=<value>`::
-`--config` `<key>=<value>`::
+`-c <key>=<value>`::
+`--config <key>=<value>`::
Set a configuration variable in the newly-created repository;
this takes effect immediately after the repository is
initialized, but before the remote history is fetched or any
@@ -339,8 +339,8 @@ Specify the given ref storage format for the repository. The valid values are:
+
include::ref-storage-format.adoc[]
-`-j` _<n>_::
-`--jobs` _<n>_::
+`-j <n>`::
+`--jobs <n>`::
The number of submodules fetched at the same time.
Defaults to the `submodule.fetchJobs` option.
--
gitgitgadget
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2026-01-23 21:14 [PATCH 0/4] doc: some more synopsis conversions and fixes Jean-Noël Avila via GitGitGadget
2026-01-23 21:15 ` [PATCH 1/4] convert git-submodule doc to synopsis style Jean-Noël Avila via GitGitGadget
2026-02-01 12:04 ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2026-01-23 21:15 ` [PATCH 2/4] doc: finalize git-clone documentation conversion " Jean-Noël Avila via GitGitGadget
2026-02-01 12:04 ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2026-02-01 13:14 ` Jean-Noël AVILA
2026-02-02 8:36 ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2026-01-23 21:15 ` [PATCH 3/4] doc: fix some style issues in git-clone and for-each-ref-options Jean-Noël Avila via GitGitGadget
2026-02-01 12:11 ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2026-01-23 21:15 ` [PATCH 4/4] doc: convert git-show to synopsis style Jean-Noël Avila via GitGitGadget
2026-01-25 19:27 ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2026-01-25 21:11 ` Jean-Noël AVILA
2026-01-26 5:58 ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2026-01-26 21:25 ` [PATCH v2 0/4] doc: some more synopsis conversions and fixes Jean-Noël Avila via GitGitGadget
2026-01-26 21:25 ` [PATCH v2 1/4] convert git-submodule doc to synopsis style Jean-Noël Avila via GitGitGadget
2026-01-26 21:25 ` Jean-Noël Avila via GitGitGadget [this message]
2026-01-26 21:25 ` [PATCH v2 3/4] doc: fix some style issues in git-clone and for-each-ref-options Jean-Noël Avila via GitGitGadget
2026-01-26 21:25 ` [PATCH v2 4/4] doc: convert git-show to synopsis style Jean-Noël Avila via GitGitGadget
2026-02-01 12:12 ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2026-02-01 16:39 ` Jean-Noël AVILA
2026-02-03 17:03 ` [PATCH v3 0/4] doc: some more synopsis conversions and fixes Jean-Noël Avila via GitGitGadget
2026-02-03 17:03 ` [PATCH v3 1/4] doc: convert git-submodule to synopsis style Jean-Noël Avila via GitGitGadget
2026-02-03 21:45 ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2026-02-06 3:55 ` Jean-Noël Avila
2026-02-03 17:03 ` [PATCH v3 2/4] doc: finalize git-clone documentation conversion " Jean-Noël Avila via GitGitGadget
2026-02-03 21:45 ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2026-02-03 17:03 ` [PATCH v3 3/4] doc: fix some style issues in git-clone and for-each-ref-options Jean-Noël Avila via GitGitGadget
2026-02-03 21:46 ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2026-02-03 17:03 ` [PATCH v3 4/4] doc: convert git-show to synopsis style Jean-Noël Avila via GitGitGadget
2026-02-03 21:44 ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2026-02-03 21:44 ` [PATCH v3 0/4] doc: some more synopsis conversions and fixes Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2026-02-04 16:24 ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2026-02-06 4:12 ` [PATCH v4 " Jean-Noël Avila via GitGitGadget
2026-02-06 4:12 ` [PATCH v4 1/4] doc: convert git-submodule to synopsis style Jean-Noël Avila via GitGitGadget
2026-02-06 4:12 ` [PATCH v4 2/4] doc: finalize git-clone documentation conversion " Jean-Noël Avila via GitGitGadget
2026-02-06 4:12 ` [PATCH v4 3/4] doc: fix some style issues in git-clone and for-each-ref-options Jean-Noël Avila via GitGitGadget
2026-02-06 4:12 ` [PATCH v4 4/4] doc: convert git-show to synopsis style Jean-Noël Avila via GitGitGadget
2026-02-07 14:24 ` [PATCH v4 0/4] doc: some more synopsis conversions and fixes Kristoffer Haugsbakk
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