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9 repo init [options] [manifest url]
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12 Summary
13 Initialize a repo client checkout in the current directory
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17 -h, --help
18 show this help message and exit
19 Logging options:
21 -v, --verbose
22 show all output
23 -q, --quiet
25 only show errors
26 Manifest options:
28 -u URL, --manifest-url=URL
29 manifest repository location
30 -b REVISION, --manifest-branch=REVISION
32 manifest branch or revision (use HEAD for default)
33 -m NAME.xml, --manifest-name=NAME.xml
35 initial manifest file
36 -g GROUP, --groups=GROUP
38 restrict manifest projects to ones with specified group(s) [de‐
39 fault|all|G1,G2,G3|G4,-G5,-G6]
40 -p PLATFORM, --platform=PLATFORM
42 restrict manifest projects to ones with a specified platform
43 group [auto|all|none|linux|darwin|...]
44 --submodules
46 sync any submodules associated with the manifest repo
47 --standalone-manifest
49 download the manifest as a static file rather then create a git
50 checkout of the manifest repo
51 --manifest-depth=DEPTH
53 create a shallow clone of the manifest repo with given depth (0
54 for full clone); see git clone (default: 0)
55 Manifest (only) checkout options:
57 -c, --current-branch
58 fetch only current manifest branch from server (default)
59 --no-current-branch
61 fetch all manifest branches from server
62 --tags fetch tags in the manifest
64 --no-tags
66 don't fetch tags in the manifest
67 Checkout modes:
69 --mirror
70 create a replica of the remote repositories rather than a client
71 working directory
72 --archive
74 checkout an archive instead of a git repository for each
75 project. See git archive.
76 --worktree
78 use git-worktree to manage projects
79 Project checkout optimizations:
81 --reference=DIR
82 location of mirror directory
83 --dissociate
85 dissociate from reference mirrors after clone
86 --depth=DEPTH
88 create a shallow clone with given depth; see git clone
89 --partial-clone
91 perform partial clone (https://gitscm.com/docs/gitrepositorylay‐
92 out#_code_partialclone_code)
93 --no-partial-clone
95 disable use of partial clone (https://gitscm.com/docs/gitreposi‐
96 torylayout#_code_partialclone_code)
97 --partial-clone-exclude=PARTIAL_CLONE_EXCLUDE
99 exclude the specified projects (a comma-delimited project names)
100 from partial clone (https://gitscm.com/docs/gitrepositorylay‐
101 out#_code_partialclone_code)
102 --clone-filter=CLONE_FILTER
104 filter for use with --partial-clone [default: blob:none]
105 --use-superproject
107 use the manifest superproject to sync projects; implies -c
108 --no-use-superproject
110 disable use of manifest superprojects
111 --clone-bundle
113 enable use of /clone.bundle on HTTP/HTTPS (default if not --par‐
114 tial-clone)
115 --no-clone-bundle
117 disable use of /clone.bundle on HTTP/HTTPS (default if --par‐
118 tial-clone)
119 --git-lfs
121 enable Git LFS support
122 --no-git-lfs
124 disable Git LFS support
125 repo Version options:
127 --repo-url=URL
128 repo repository location ($REPO_URL)
129 --repo-rev=REV
131 repo branch or revision ($REPO_REV)
132 --no-repo-verify
134 do not verify repo source code
135 Other options:
137 --config-name
138 Always prompt for name/e-mail
139 Multi-manifest:
141 --outer-manifest
142 operate starting at the outermost manifest
143 --no-outer-manifest
145 do not operate on outer manifests
146 --this-manifest-only
148 only operate on this (sub)manifest
149 --no-this-manifest-only, --all-manifests
151 operate on this manifest and its submanifests
152 Run `repo help init` to view the detailed manual.
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156 The 'repo init' command is run once to install and initialize repo. The
157 latest repo source code and manifest collection is downloaded from the
158 server and is installed in the .repo/ directory in the current working
159 directory.
160 When creating a new checkout, the manifest URL is the only required
162 setting. It may be specified using the --manifest-url option, or as the
163 first optional argument.
164 The optional -b argument can be used to select the manifest branch to
166 checkout and use. If no branch is specified, the remote's default
167 branch is used. This is equivalent to using -b HEAD.
168 The optional -m argument can be used to specify an alternate manifest
170 to be used. If no manifest is specified, the manifest default.xml will
171 be used.
172 If the --standalone-manifest argument is set, the manifest will be
174 downloaded directly from the specified --manifest-url as a static file
175 (rather than setting up a manifest git checkout). With --stand‐
176 alone-manifest, the manifest will be fully static and will not be
177 re-downloaded during subsesquent `repo init` and `repo sync` calls.
178 The --reference option can be used to point to a directory that has the
180 content of a --mirror sync. This will make the working directory use as
181 much data as possible from the local reference directory when fetching
182 from the server. This will make the sync go a lot faster by reducing
183 data traffic on the network.
184 The --dissociate option can be used to borrow the objects from the di‐
186 rectory specified with the --reference option only to reduce network
187 transfer, and stop borrowing from them after a first clone is made by
188 making necessary local copies of borrowed objects.
189 The --no-clone-bundle option disables any attempt to use
191 $URL/clone.bundle to bootstrap a new Git repository from a resumeable
192 bundle file on a content delivery network. This may be necessary if
193 there are problems with the local Python HTTP client or proxy configu‐
194 ration, but the Git binary works.
195 Switching Manifest Branches
197 To switch to another manifest branch, `repo init -b otherbranch` may be
199 used in an existing client. However, as this only updates the manifest,
200 a subsequent `repo sync` (or `repo sync -d`) is necessary to update the
201 working directory files.
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