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diff doc/hg.1.txt @ 1281:84df9951532a
Add --pull option to clone.
author | Bryan O'Sullivan <bos@serpentine.com> |
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date | Tue, 20 Sep 2005 11:20:48 -0700 |
parents | fe3dd937e803 |
children | 2073e5a71008 |
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--- a/doc/hg.1.txt +++ b/doc/hg.1.txt @@ -139,20 +139,24 @@ cat [options] <file ...>:: -o, --output <filespec> print output to file with formatted name -r, --rev <rev> print the given revision -clone [-U] <source> [dest]:: +clone [options] <source> [dest]:: Create a copy of an existing repository in a new directory. If no destination directory name is specified, it defaults to the basename of the source. - The source is added to the new repository's .hg/hgrc file to be used in - future pulls. + The location of the source is added to the new repository's + .hg/hgrc file, as the default to be used for future pulls. - For efficiency, hardlinks are used for cloning whenever the - source and destination are on the same filesystem. + For efficiency, hardlinks are used for cloning whenever the source + and destination are on the same filesystem. Some filesystems, + such as AFS, implement hardlinking incorrectly, but do not report + errors. In these cases, use the --pull option to avoid + hardlinking. options: -U, --noupdate do not update the new working directory + --pull use pull protocol to copy metadata -e, --ssh specify ssh command to use --remotecmd specify hg command to run on the remote side