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git-clone.txt: reword description of progress behaviour
Mention progress reporting behaviour in the descriptions for -q/ --quiet and -v/--verbose options, in the style of git-pack-objects.txt. Signed-off-by: Tay Ray Chuan <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <[email protected]>
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@@ -96,13 +96,16 @@ objects from the source repository into a pack in the cloned repository.
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--quiet::
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-q::
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Operate quietly. This flag is also passed to the `rsync'
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Operate quietly. Progress is not reported to the standard
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error stream. This flag is also passed to the `rsync'
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command when given.
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--verbose::
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-v::
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Display the progress bar, even in case the standard error is not
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a terminal.
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Progress status is reported on the standard error stream
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by default when it is attached to a terminal, unless -q
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is specified. This flag forces progress status even if the
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standard error stream is not directed to a terminal.
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--no-checkout::
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-n::

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