.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.nf
-git\-clone [\-l [\-s]] [\-q] [\-n] [\-o <name>] [\-u <upload\-pack>]
+git\-clone [\-l [\-s]] [\-q] [\-n] [\-\-naked] [\-o <name>] [\-u <upload\-pack>]
<repository> [<directory>]
.fi
No checkout of HEAD is performed after the clone is complete\&.
.TP
+\-\-naked
+Make a naked GIT repository\&. That is, instead of creating <directory> and placing the administrative files in <directory>/\&.git, make the <directory> itself the $GIT_DIR\&. This implies \-n option\&.
+
+.TP
\-o <name>
Instead of using the branch name origin to keep track of the upstream repository, use <name> instead\&. Note that the shorthand name stored in remotes/origin is not affected, but the local branch name to pull the remote master branch into is\&.
$ git clone \-l \-s \-n \&. \&.\&./copy
$ cd copy
$ git show\-branch
+.TP
+Create a naked repository to publish your changes to the public
+
+.IP
+$ git clone \-\-naked \-l /home/proj/\&.git /pub/scm/proj\&.git
+.TP
+Create a repository on the kernel\&.org machine that borrows from Linus
+
+.IP
+$ git clone \-\-naked \-l \-s /pub/scm/\&.\&.\&./torvalds/linux\-2\&.6\&.git \\
+ /pub/scm/\&.\&.\&./me/subsys\-2\&.6\&.git
.SH "AUTHOR"