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diff --git a/Documentation/fetch-options.adoc b/Documentation/fetch-options.adoc index 1ef9807d00..a0cfb50d89 100644 --- a/Documentation/fetch-options.adoc +++ b/Documentation/fetch-options.adoc @@ -92,11 +92,20 @@ precedence over the `fetch.output` config option. 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 fetch. 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]. + the partial fetch. ++ +If `--filter=auto` is used, the filter specification is determined +automatically by combining the filter specifications advertised by +the server for the promisor remotes that the client accepts (see +linkgit:gitprotocol-v2[5] and the `promisor.acceptFromServer` +configuration option in linkgit:git-config[1]). ++ +For details on all other available filter specifications, see the +`--filter=<filter-spec>` option in linkgit:git-rev-list[1]. ++ +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>_. ifndef::git-pull[] `--write-fetch-head`:: |