Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] clone: document --filter options

From: Jonathan Nieder <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 22:17:54 -0700

Derrick Stolee wrote:

> It turns out that the "--filter=<filter-spec>" option is not
> documented anywhere in the "git clone" page, and instead is
> detailed carefully in "git rev-list" where it serves a
> different purpose.
>
> Add a small bit about this option in the documentation.
[...]
>  Documentation/git-clone.txt | 13 ++++++++++++-
>  1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Reviewed-by: Jonathan Nieder <[email-masked]>

Thanks.

>                                                         It
> would be worth some time to create a subsection in the "git clone"
> documentation about partial clone as a concept and how it can be
> a surprising experience. For example, "git checkout" will likely
> trigger a pack download.

I think that belongs in its own git-partial-clone(7) page.

Thanks,
Jonathan