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diff --git a/Documentation/fetch-options.txt b/Documentation/fetch-options.txt index 9e7b4e189c..e967ff1874 100644 --- a/Documentation/fetch-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/fetch-options.txt @@ -62,8 +62,17 @@ The argument to this option may be a glob on ref names, a ref, or the (possibly abbreviated) SHA-1 of a commit. Specifying a glob is equivalent to specifying this option multiple times, one for each matching ref name. + -See also the `fetch.negotiationAlgorithm` configuration variable -documented in linkgit:git-config[1]. +See also the `fetch.negotiationAlgorithm` and `push.negotiate` +configuration variables documented in linkgit:git-config[1], and the +`--negotiate-only` option below. + +--negotiate-only:: + Do not fetch anything from the server, and instead print the + ancestors of the provided `--negotiation-tip=*` arguments, + which we have in common with the server. ++ +Internally this is used to implement the `push.negotiate` option, see +linkgit:git-config[1]. --dry-run:: Show what would be done, without making any changes. |