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clone: document --filter options

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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. 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.

Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee <dstolee@microsoft.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ SYNOPSIS
[--dissociate] [--separate-git-dir <git dir>]
[--depth <depth>] [--[no-]single-branch] [--no-tags]
[--recurse-submodules[=<pathspec>]] [--[no-]shallow-submodules]
[--[no-]remote-submodules] [--jobs <n>] [--sparse] [--] <repository>
[--[no-]remote-submodules] [--jobs <n>] [--sparse]
[--filter=<filter>] [--] <repository>
[<directory>]
DESCRIPTION
@ -162,6 +163,16 @@ objects from the source repository into a pack in the cloned repository.
of the repository. The sparse-checkout file can be
modified to grow the working directory as needed.
--filter=<filter-spec>::
Use the partial clone feature and request that the server sends
a subset of reachable objects according to a given object filter.
When using `--filter`, the supplied `<filter-spec>` is used for
the partial clone filter. For example, `--filter=blob:none` will
filter out all blobs (file contents) until needed by Git. Also,
`--filter=blob:limit=<size>` will filter out all blobs of size
at least `<size>`. For more details on filter specifications, see
the `--filter` option in linkgit:git-rev-list[1].
--mirror::
Set up a mirror of the source repository. This implies `--bare`.
Compared to `--bare`, `--mirror` not only maps local branches of the