doc: fix some style issues in git-clone and for-each-ref-options

* spell out all forms of --[no-]reject-shallow in git-clone
 * use imperative mood for the first line of options
 * Use asciidoc NOTE macro
 * fix markups

Signed-off-by: Jean-Noël Avila <jn.avila@free.fr>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Jean-Noël Avila 2026-01-23 21:15:02 +00:00 committed by Junio C Hamano
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commit 2af8dc9b2a
2 changed files with 17 additions and 17 deletions

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@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ TAB %(refname)`.
`--color[=<when>]`::
Respect any colors specified in the `--format` option. The
_<when__ field must be one of `always`, `never`, or `auto` (if
`<when>` is absent, behave as if `always` was given).
_<when>_ field must be one of `always`, `never`, or `auto` (if
_<when>_ is absent, behave as if `always` was given).
`--shell`::
`--perl`::

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@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ _<src>_.
with the source repository. The resulting repository
starts out without any object of its own.
+
*NOTE*: this is a possibly dangerous operation; do *not* use
NOTE: this is a possibly dangerous operation; do *not* use
it unless you understand what it does. If you clone your
repository using this option and then delete branches (or use any
other Git command that makes any existing commit unreferenced) in the
@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ If you want to break the dependency of a repository cloned with `--shared` on
its source repository, you can simply run `git repack -a` to copy all
objects from the source repository into a pack in the cloned repository.
`--reference[-if-able] <repository>`::
`--reference <repository>`::
`--reference-if-able <repository>`::
If the reference _<repository>_ is on the local machine,
automatically setup `.git/objects/info/alternates` to
obtain objects from the reference _<repository>_. Using
@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ objects from the source repository into a pack in the cloned repository.
directory is skipped with a warning instead of aborting
the clone.
+
*NOTE*: see the NOTE for the `--shared` option, and also the
NOTE: see the NOTE for the `--shared` option, and also the
`--dissociate` option.
`--dissociate`::
@ -140,14 +141,14 @@ objects from the source repository into a pack in the cloned repository.
to the standard error stream.
`--progress`::
Progress status is reported on the standard error stream
by default when it is attached to a terminal, unless `--quiet`
Report progress status on the standard error stream
by default when attached to a terminal, unless `--quiet`
is specified. This flag forces progress status even if the
standard error stream is not directed to a terminal.
`--server-option=<option>`::
Transmit the given string to the server when communicating using
protocol version 2. The given string must not contain a NUL or LF
protocol version 2. The given string must not contain a _NUL_ or _LF_
character. The server's handling of server options, including
unknown ones, is server-specific.
When multiple `--server-option=<option>` are given, they are all
@ -158,9 +159,10 @@ objects from the source repository into a pack in the cloned repository.
`-n`::
`--no-checkout`::
No checkout of `HEAD` is performed after the clone is complete.
Do not checkout `HEAD` after the clone is complete.
`--`[`no-`]`reject-shallow`::
`--no-reject-shallow`::
`--reject-shallow`::
Fail if the source repository is a shallow repository.
The `clone.rejectShallow` configuration variable can be used to
specify the default.
@ -214,10 +216,9 @@ objects from the source repository into a pack in the cloned repository.
`-b <name>`::
`--branch <name>`::
Instead of pointing the newly created `HEAD` to the branch pointed
to by the cloned repository's `HEAD`, point to _<name>_ branch
instead. In a non-bare repository, this is the branch that will
be checked out.
Point the newly created `HEAD` to _<name>_ branch instead of the branch
pointed to by the cloned repository's `HEAD`. In a non-bare repository,
this is the branch that will be checked out.
`--branch` can also take tags and detaches the `HEAD` at that commit
in the resulting repository.
@ -232,9 +233,8 @@ objects from the source repository into a pack in the cloned repository.
`-u <upload-pack>`::
`--upload-pack <upload-pack>`::
When given, and the repository to clone from is accessed
via ssh, this specifies a non-default path for the command
run on the other end.
Specify a non-default path for the command run on the other end when the
repository to clone from is accessed via ssh.
`--template=<template-directory>`::
Specify the directory from which templates will be used;