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diff --git a/Documentation/git-clone.txt b/Documentation/git-clone.txt index d6434d262d..c37c4a37f7 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-clone.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-clone.txt @@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ never use the local optimizations). Specifying `--no-local` will override the default when `/path/to/repo` is given, using the regular Git transport instead. + +If the repository's `$GIT_DIR/objects` has symbolic links or is a +symbolic link, the clone will fail. This is a security measure to +prevent the unintentional copying of files by dereferencing the symbolic +links. ++ *NOTE*: this operation can race with concurrent modification to the source repository, similar to running `cp -r src dst` while modifying `src`. |