Autogenerated HTML docs for v1.5.3-rc4-67-gf9286 
diff --git a/blame-options.txt b/blame-options.txt index a46bf6c..17379f0 100644 --- a/blame-options.txt +++ b/blame-options.txt 
@@ -64,11 +64,11 @@ 	assigns blame to the lines that were moved down (i.e. A) 	to the child commit. With this option, both groups of lines 	are blamed on the parent. - -	<num> is optional but it is the lower bound on the number of -	alphanumeric characters that git must detect as moving -	within a file for it to associate those lines with the parent -	commit. ++ +<num> is optional but it is the lower bound on the number of +alphanumeric characters that git must detect as moving +within a file for it to associate those lines with the parent +commit.    -C|<num>|:: 	In addition to `-M`, detect lines copied from other @@ -77,11 +77,11 @@ 	around across files. When this option is given twice, 	the command looks for copies from all other files in the 	parent for the commit that creates the file in addition. - -	<num> is optional but it is the lower bound on the number of -	alphanumeric characters that git must detect as moving -	between files for it to associate those lines with the parent -	commit. ++ +<num> is optional but it is the lower bound on the number of +alphanumeric characters that git must detect as moving +between files for it to associate those lines with the parent +commit.    -h, --help:: 	Show help message. 
diff --git a/cmds-ancillaryinterrogators.txt b/cmds-ancillaryinterrogators.txt index 5a52eab..c8b7db2 100644 --- a/cmds-ancillaryinterrogators.txt +++ b/cmds-ancillaryinterrogators.txt 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ 	Show branches and their commits.    gitlink:git-verify-tag[1]:: -	Check the GPG signature of tag. +	Check the GPG signature of tags.    gitlink:git-whatchanged[1]:: 	Show logs with difference each commit introduces. 
diff --git a/cmds-ancillarymanipulators.txt b/cmds-ancillarymanipulators.txt index f336665..b41bdc3 100644 --- a/cmds-ancillarymanipulators.txt +++ b/cmds-ancillarymanipulators.txt 
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@ +gitlink:git-config[1]:: +	Get and set repository or global options. +  gitlink:git-convert-objects[1]:: 	Converts old-style git repository.   @@ -25,12 +28,9 @@  gitlink:git-relink[1]:: 	Hardlink common objects in local repositories.   -gitlink:git-repack[1]:: -	Pack unpacked objects in a repository. - -gitlink:git-config[1]:: -	Get and set repository or global options. -  gitlink:git-remote[1]:: 	manage set of tracked repositories.   +gitlink:git-repack[1]:: +	Pack unpacked objects in a repository. + 
diff --git a/git-annotate.html b/git-annotate.html index f6a5d98..87f4beb 100644 --- a/git-annotate.html +++ b/git-annotate.html 
@@ -408,13 +408,10 @@  to the child commit. With this option, both groups of lines   are blamed on the parent.   </p>  -<div class="literalblock">  -<div class="content">  -<pre><tt>&lt;num&gt; is optional but it is the lower bound on the number of  +<p>&lt;num&gt; is optional but it is the lower bound on the number of   alphanumeric characters that git must detect as moving   within a file for it to associate those lines with the parent  -commit.</tt></pre>  -</div></div>  +commit.</p>   </dd>   <dt>   -C|&lt;num&gt;|  @@ -428,13 +425,10 @@  the command looks for copies from all other files in the   parent for the commit that creates the file in addition.   </p>  -<div class="literalblock">  -<div class="content">  -<pre><tt>&lt;num&gt; is optional but it is the lower bound on the number of  +<p>&lt;num&gt; is optional but it is the lower bound on the number of   alphanumeric characters that git must detect as moving   between files for it to associate those lines with the parent  -commit.</tt></pre>  -</div></div>  +commit.</p>   </dd>   <dt>   -h, --help  @@ -460,7 +454,7 @@  </div>   <div id="footer">   <div id="footer-text">  -Last updated 19-Jul-2007 02:09:31 UTC  +Last updated 10-Aug-2007 09:49:28 UTC   </div>   </div>   </body>  
diff --git a/git-blame.html b/git-blame.html index f195b81..fbe4089 100644 --- a/git-blame.html +++ b/git-blame.html 
@@ -426,13 +426,10 @@  to the child commit. With this option, both groups of lines   are blamed on the parent.   </p>  -<div class="literalblock">  -<div class="content">  -<pre><tt>&lt;num&gt; is optional but it is the lower bound on the number of  +<p>&lt;num&gt; is optional but it is the lower bound on the number of   alphanumeric characters that git must detect as moving   within a file for it to associate those lines with the parent  -commit.</tt></pre>  -</div></div>  +commit.</p>   </dd>   <dt>   -C|&lt;num&gt;|  @@ -446,13 +443,10 @@  the command looks for copies from all other files in the   parent for the commit that creates the file in addition.   </p>  -<div class="literalblock">  -<div class="content">  -<pre><tt>&lt;num&gt; is optional but it is the lower bound on the number of  +<p>&lt;num&gt; is optional but it is the lower bound on the number of   alphanumeric characters that git must detect as moving   between files for it to associate those lines with the parent  -commit.</tt></pre>  -</div></div>  +commit.</p>   </dd>   <dt>   -h, --help  @@ -692,7 +686,7 @@  </div>   <div id="footer">   <div id="footer-text">  -Last updated 19-Jul-2007 02:09:32 UTC  +Last updated 10-Aug-2007 09:49:28 UTC   </div>   </div>   </body>  
diff --git a/git-clone.html b/git-clone.html index a35e341..c2e1c8a 100644 --- a/git-clone.html +++ b/git-clone.html 
@@ -273,7 +273,8 @@  <h2>SYNOPSIS</h2>   <div class="sectionbody">   <div class="verseblock">  -<div class="content"><em>git-clone</em> [--template=&lt;template_directory&gt;] [-l [-s]] [-q] [-n] [--bare]  +<div class="content"><em>git-clone</em> [--template=&lt;template_directory&gt;]  + [-l] [-s] [--no-hardlinks] [-q] [-n] [--bare]   [-o &lt;name&gt;] [-u &lt;upload-pack&gt;] [--reference &lt;repository&gt;]   [--depth &lt;depth&gt;] &lt;repository&gt; [&lt;directory&gt;]</div></div>   </div>  @@ -307,8 +308,24 @@  this flag bypasses normal "git aware" transport   mechanism and clones the repository by making a copy of   HEAD and everything under objects and refs directories.  - The files under .git/objects/ directory are hardlinked  - to save space when possible.  + The files under <tt>.git/objects/</tt> directory are hardlinked  + to save space when possible. This is now the default when  + the source repository is specified with <tt>/path/to/repo</tt>  + syntax, so it essentially is a no-op option. 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, <tt>--no-hardlinks</tt> can be used.  +</p>  +</dd>  +<dt>  +--no-hardlinks  +</dt>  +<dd>  +<p>  + Optimize the cloning process from a repository on a  + local filesystem by copying files under <tt>.git/objects</tt>  + directory.   </p>   </dd>   <dt>  @@ -502,11 +519,11 @@  </li>   </ul>   </div></div>  -<p>SSH is the default transport protocol. You can optionally specify  -which user to log-in as, and an alternate, scp-like syntax is also  -supported. Both syntaxes support username expansion,  -as does the native git protocol. The following three are  -identical to the last three above, respectively:</p>  +<p>SSH is the default transport protocol over the network. You can  +optionally specify which user to log-in as, and an alternate,  +scp-like syntax is also supported. Both syntaxes support  +username expansion, as does the native git protocol. The following  +three are identical to the last three above, respectively:</p>   <div class="exampleblock">   <div class="exampleblock-content">   <ul>  @@ -527,7 +544,7 @@  </li>   </ul>   </div></div>  -<p>To sync with a local directory, use:</p>  +<p>To sync with a local directory, you can use:</p>   <div class="exampleblock">   <div class="exampleblock-content">   <ul>  @@ -536,8 +553,15 @@  /path/to/repo.git/   </p>   </li>  +<li>  +<p>  +file:///path/to/repo.git/  +</p>  +</li>   </ul>   </div></div>  +<p>They are mostly equivalent, except when cloning. See  +<a href="git-clone.html">git-clone(1)</a> for details.</p>   </div>   <h2>Examples</h2>   <div class="sectionbody">  @@ -611,7 +635,7 @@  </div>   <div id="footer">   <div id="footer-text">  -Last updated 19-Jul-2007 02:09:34 UTC  +Last updated 11-Aug-2007 08:29:13 UTC   </div>   </div>   </body>  
diff --git a/git-clone.txt b/git-clone.txt index a0a10e3..227f092 100644 --- a/git-clone.txt +++ b/git-clone.txt 
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@  SYNOPSIS  --------  [verse] -'git-clone' [--template=<template_directory>] [-l [-s]] [-q] [-n] [--bare] +'git-clone' [--template=<template_directory>] + [-l] [-s] [--no-hardlinks] [-q] [-n] [--bare]  [-o <name>] [-u <upload-pack>] [--reference <repository>]  [--depth <depth>] <repository> [<directory>]   @@ -40,8 +41,19 @@ 	this flag bypasses normal "git aware" transport 	mechanism and clones the repository by making a copy of 	HEAD and everything under objects and refs directories. -	The files under .git/objects/ directory are hardlinked -	to save space when possible. +	The files under `.git/objects/` directory are hardlinked +	to save space when possible. This is now the default when +	the source repository is specified with `/path/to/repo` +	syntax, so it essentially is a no-op option. 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.    --shared::  -s:: 
diff --git a/git-fetch.html b/git-fetch.html index df9dcc1..e19a1c7 100644 --- a/git-fetch.html +++ b/git-fetch.html 
@@ -546,11 +546,11 @@  </li>   </ul>   </div></div>  -<p>SSH is the default transport protocol. You can optionally specify  -which user to log-in as, and an alternate, scp-like syntax is also  -supported. Both syntaxes support username expansion,  -as does the native git protocol. The following three are  -identical to the last three above, respectively:</p>  +<p>SSH is the default transport protocol over the network. You can  +optionally specify which user to log-in as, and an alternate,  +scp-like syntax is also supported. Both syntaxes support  +username expansion, as does the native git protocol. The following  +three are identical to the last three above, respectively:</p>   <div class="exampleblock">   <div class="exampleblock-content">   <ul>  @@ -571,7 +571,7 @@  </li>   </ul>   </div></div>  -<p>To sync with a local directory, use:</p>  +<p>To sync with a local directory, you can use:</p>   <div class="exampleblock">   <div class="exampleblock-content">   <ul>  @@ -580,8 +580,15 @@  /path/to/repo.git/   </p>   </li>  +<li>  +<p>  +file:///path/to/repo.git/  +</p>  +</li>   </ul>   </div></div>  +<p>They are mostly equivalent, except when cloning. See  +<a href="git-clone.html">git-clone(1)</a> for details.</p>   </div>   <h2>REMOTES</h2>   <div class="sectionbody">  @@ -651,7 +658,7 @@  </div>   <div id="footer">   <div id="footer-text">  -Last updated 19-Jul-2007 02:09:40 UTC  +Last updated 11-Aug-2007 08:29:13 UTC   </div>   </div>   </body>  
diff --git a/git-pull.html b/git-pull.html index 761e911..02c4949 100644 --- a/git-pull.html +++ b/git-pull.html 
@@ -592,11 +592,11 @@  </li>   </ul>   </div></div>  -<p>SSH is the default transport protocol. You can optionally specify  -which user to log-in as, and an alternate, scp-like syntax is also  -supported. Both syntaxes support username expansion,  -as does the native git protocol. The following three are  -identical to the last three above, respectively:</p>  +<p>SSH is the default transport protocol over the network. You can  +optionally specify which user to log-in as, and an alternate,  +scp-like syntax is also supported. Both syntaxes support  +username expansion, as does the native git protocol. The following  +three are identical to the last three above, respectively:</p>   <div class="exampleblock">   <div class="exampleblock-content">   <ul>  @@ -617,7 +617,7 @@  </li>   </ul>   </div></div>  -<p>To sync with a local directory, use:</p>  +<p>To sync with a local directory, you can use:</p>   <div class="exampleblock">   <div class="exampleblock-content">   <ul>  @@ -626,8 +626,15 @@  /path/to/repo.git/   </p>   </li>  +<li>  +<p>  +file:///path/to/repo.git/  +</p>  +</li>   </ul>   </div></div>  +<p>They are mostly equivalent, except when cloning. See  +<a href="git-clone.html">git-clone(1)</a> for details.</p>   </div>   <h2>REMOTES</h2>   <div class="sectionbody">  @@ -896,7 +903,7 @@  </div>   <div id="footer">   <div id="footer-text">  -Last updated 19-Jul-2007 02:09:49 UTC  +Last updated 11-Aug-2007 08:29:14 UTC   </div>   </div>   </body>  
diff --git a/git-push.html b/git-push.html index ca357b6..8bd7ede 100644 --- a/git-push.html +++ b/git-push.html 
@@ -452,11 +452,11 @@  </li>   </ul>   </div></div>  -<p>SSH is the default transport protocol. You can optionally specify  -which user to log-in as, and an alternate, scp-like syntax is also  -supported. Both syntaxes support username expansion,  -as does the native git protocol. The following three are  -identical to the last three above, respectively:</p>  +<p>SSH is the default transport protocol over the network. You can  +optionally specify which user to log-in as, and an alternate,  +scp-like syntax is also supported. Both syntaxes support  +username expansion, as does the native git protocol. The following  +three are identical to the last three above, respectively:</p>   <div class="exampleblock">   <div class="exampleblock-content">   <ul>  @@ -477,7 +477,7 @@  </li>   </ul>   </div></div>  -<p>To sync with a local directory, use:</p>  +<p>To sync with a local directory, you can use:</p>   <div class="exampleblock">   <div class="exampleblock-content">   <ul>  @@ -486,8 +486,15 @@  /path/to/repo.git/   </p>   </li>  +<li>  +<p>  +file:///path/to/repo.git/  +</p>  +</li>   </ul>   </div></div>  +<p>They are mostly equivalent, except when cloning. See  +<a href="git-clone.html">git-clone(1)</a> for details.</p>   </div>   <h2>REMOTES</h2>   <div class="sectionbody">  @@ -589,7 +596,7 @@  </div>   <div id="footer">   <div id="footer-text">  -Last updated 06-Aug-2007 04:38:48 UTC  +Last updated 11-Aug-2007 08:29:14 UTC   </div>   </div>   </body>  
diff --git a/git-rev-parse.html b/git-rev-parse.html index 35d8995..6f45c66 100644 --- a/git-rev-parse.html +++ b/git-rev-parse.html 
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@  </div>   <div id="footer">   <div id="footer-text">  -Last updated 19-Jul-2007 02:09:52 UTC  +Last updated 10-Aug-2007 09:49:28 UTC   </div>   </div>   </body>  
diff --git a/git-rev-parse.txt b/git-rev-parse.txt index eea9c9c..4b4d229 100644 --- a/git-rev-parse.txt +++ b/git-rev-parse.txt 
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@  G H I J  \ / \ /  D E F - \ | / \ + \ | / \   \ | / |  \|/ |  B C 
diff --git a/git-stripspace.html b/git-stripspace.html index 7dc91d4..04bb82d 100644 --- a/git-stripspace.html +++ b/git-stripspace.html 
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@  </div>   <h2>SYNOPSIS</h2>   <div class="sectionbody">  -<p><em>git-stripspace</em> &lt; &lt;stream&gt;</p>  +<p><em>git-stripspace</em> [-s | --strip-comments] &lt; &lt;stream&gt;</p>   </div>   <h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>   <div class="sectionbody">  @@ -282,6 +282,14 @@  <div class="sectionbody">   <dl>   <dt>  +-s\|--strip-comments  +</dt>  +<dd>  +<p>  + In addition to empty lines, also strip lines starting with <em>#</em>.  +</p>  +</dd>  +<dt>   &lt;stream&gt;   </dt>   <dd>  @@ -305,7 +313,7 @@  </div>   <div id="footer">   <div id="footer-text">  -Last updated 19-Jul-2007 02:09:56 UTC  +Last updated 11-Aug-2007 08:29:16 UTC   </div>   </div>   </body>  
diff --git a/git-stripspace.txt b/git-stripspace.txt index 1306d7b..5212358 100644 --- a/git-stripspace.txt +++ b/git-stripspace.txt 
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@    SYNOPSIS  -------- -'git-stripspace' < <stream> +'git-stripspace' [-s | --strip-comments] < <stream>    DESCRIPTION  ----------- @@ -16,6 +16,9 @@    OPTIONS  ------- +-s\|--strip-comments:: +	In addition to empty lines, also strip lines starting with '#'. +  <stream>:: 	Byte stream to act on.   
diff --git a/git-tag.html b/git-tag.html index 5fd9eec..4a468db 100644 --- a/git-tag.html +++ b/git-tag.html 
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@  <div class="content"><em>git-tag</em> [-a | -s | -u &lt;key-id&gt;] [-f] [-m &lt;msg&gt; | -F &lt;file&gt;] &lt;name&gt; [&lt;head&gt;]   <em>git-tag</em> -d &lt;name&gt;&#8230;   <em>git-tag</em> [-n [&lt;num&gt;]] -l [&lt;pattern&gt;]  -<em>git-tag</em> -v &lt;name&gt;</div></div>  +<em>git-tag</em> -v &lt;name&gt;&#8230;</div></div>   </div>   <h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>   <div class="sectionbody">  @@ -285,7 +285,7 @@  <tt>.git/refs/tags/</tt> directory.</p>   <p>If one of <tt>-a</tt>, <tt>-s</tt>, or <tt>-u &lt;key-id&gt;</tt> is passed, the command   creates a <em>tag</em> object, and requires the tag message. Unless  -<tt>-m &lt;msg&gt;</tt> is given, an editor is started for the user to type  +<tt>-m &lt;msg&gt;</tt> or <tt>-F &lt;file&gt;</tt> is given, an editor is started for the user to type   in the tag message.</p>   <p>Otherwise just the SHA1 object name of the commit object is   written (i.e. a lightweight tag).</p>  @@ -346,7 +346,7 @@  </dt>   <dd>   <p>  - Verify the gpg signature of given the tag  + Verify the gpg signature of the given tag names.   </p>   </dd>   <dt>  @@ -357,6 +357,7 @@  &lt;num&gt; specifies how many lines from the annotation, if any,   are printed when using -l.   The default is not to print any annotation lines.  + If no number is given to <tt>-n</tt>, only the first line is printed.   </p>   </dd>   <dt>  @@ -365,6 +366,7 @@  <dd>   <p>   List tags with names that match the given pattern (or all if no pattern is given).  + Typing "git tag" without arguments, also lists all tags.   </p>   </dd>   <dt>  @@ -531,7 +533,7 @@  </div>   <div id="footer">   <div id="footer-text">  -Last updated 19-Jul-2007 02:09:57 UTC  +Last updated 11-Aug-2007 08:29:16 UTC   </div>   </div>   </body>  
diff --git a/git-tag.txt b/git-tag.txt index aee2c1b..119117f 100644 --- a/git-tag.txt +++ b/git-tag.txt 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@  'git-tag' [-a | -s | -u <key-id>] [-f] [-m <msg> | -F <file>] <name> [<head>]  'git-tag' -d <name>...  'git-tag' [-n [<num>]] -l [<pattern>] -'git-tag' -v <name> +'git-tag' -v <name>...    DESCRIPTION  ----------- @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@    If one of `-a`, `-s`, or `-u <key-id>` is passed, the command  creates a 'tag' object, and requires the tag message. Unless -`-m <msg>` is given, an editor is started for the user to type +`-m <msg>` or `-F <file>` is given, an editor is started for the user to type  in the tag message.    Otherwise just the SHA1 object name of the commit object is @@ -59,15 +59,17 @@ 	Delete existing tags with the given names.    -v:: -	Verify the gpg signature of given the tag +	Verify the gpg signature of the given tag names.    -n <num>:: 	<num> specifies how many lines from the annotation, if any, 	are printed when using -l. 	The default is not to print any annotation lines. +	If no number is given to `-n`, only the first line is printed.    -l <pattern>:: 	List tags with names that match the given pattern (or all if no pattern is given). +	Typing "git tag" without arguments, also lists all tags.    -m <msg>:: 	Use the given tag message (instead of prompting) 
diff --git a/git-verify-tag.html b/git-verify-tag.html index 7215010..7a1b9ca 100644 --- a/git-verify-tag.html +++ b/git-verify-tag.html 
@@ -266,13 +266,13 @@  <h2>NAME</h2>   <div class="sectionbody">   <p>git-verify-tag -  - Check the GPG signature of tag  + Check the GPG signature of tags   </p>   </div>   </div>   <h2>SYNOPSIS</h2>   <div class="sectionbody">  -<p><em>git-verify-tag</em> &lt;tag&gt;</p>  +<p><em>git-verify-tag</em> &lt;tag&gt;&#8230;</p>   </div>   <h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>   <div class="sectionbody">  @@ -305,7 +305,7 @@  </div>   <div id="footer">   <div id="footer-text">  -Last updated 19-Jul-2007 02:09:59 UTC  +Last updated 11-Aug-2007 08:29:16 UTC   </div>   </div>   </body>  
diff --git a/git-verify-tag.txt b/git-verify-tag.txt index 48d17fd..ac7fb19 100644 --- a/git-verify-tag.txt +++ b/git-verify-tag.txt 
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@    NAME  ---- -git-verify-tag - Check the GPG signature of tag +git-verify-tag - Check the GPG signature of tags    SYNOPSIS  -------- -'git-verify-tag' <tag> +'git-verify-tag' <tag>...    DESCRIPTION  ----------- 
diff --git a/git.html b/git.html index 4c77180..169487a 100644 --- a/git.html +++ b/git.html 
@@ -681,6 +681,14 @@  <p>Manipulators:</p>   <dl>   <dt>  +<a href="git-config.html">git-config(1)</a>  +</dt>  +<dd>  +<p>  + Get and set repository or global options.  +</p>  +</dd>  +<dt>   <a href="git-convert-objects.html">git-convert-objects(1)</a>   </dt>   <dd>  @@ -753,22 +761,6 @@  </p>   </dd>   <dt>  -<a href="git-repack.html">git-repack(1)</a>  -</dt>  -<dd>  -<p>  - Pack unpacked objects in a repository.  -</p>  -</dd>  -<dt>  -<a href="git-config.html">git-config(1)</a>  -</dt>  -<dd>  -<p>  - Get and set repository or global options.  -</p>  -</dd>  -<dt>   <a href="git-remote.html">git-remote(1)</a>   </dt>   <dd>  @@ -776,6 +768,14 @@  manage set of tracked repositories.   </p>   </dd>  +<dt>  +<a href="git-repack.html">git-repack(1)</a>  +</dt>  +<dd>  +<p>  + Pack unpacked objects in a repository.  +</p>  +</dd>   </dl>   <p>Interrogators:</p>   <dl>  @@ -880,7 +880,7 @@  </dt>   <dd>   <p>  - Check the GPG signature of tag.  + Check the GPG signature of tags.   </p>   </dd>   <dt>  @@ -2429,7 +2429,7 @@  </div>   <div id="footer">   <div id="footer-text">  -Last updated 06-Aug-2007 04:38:49 UTC  +Last updated 11-Aug-2007 08:29:16 UTC   </div>   </div>   </body>  
diff --git a/urls.txt b/urls.txt index 781df41..b38145f 100644 --- a/urls.txt +++ b/urls.txt 
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@  - ssh://{startsb}user@{endsb}host.xz/~/path/to/repo.git  ===============================================================   -SSH is the default transport protocol. You can optionally specify -which user to log-in as, and an alternate, scp-like syntax is also -supported. Both syntaxes support username expansion, -as does the native git protocol. The following three are -identical to the last three above, respectively: +SSH is the default transport protocol over the network. You can +optionally specify which user to log-in as, and an alternate, +scp-like syntax is also supported. Both syntaxes support +username expansion, as does the native git protocol. The following +three are identical to the last three above, respectively:    ===============================================================  - {startsb}user@{endsb}host.xz:/path/to/repo.git/ @@ -27,8 +27,12 @@  - {startsb}user@{endsb}host.xz:path/to/repo.git  ===============================================================   -To sync with a local directory, use: +To sync with a local directory, you can use:    ===============================================================  - /path/to/repo.git/ +- file:///path/to/repo.git/  =============================================================== + +They are mostly equivalent, except when cloning. See +gitlink:git-clone[1] for details.