git-ls-remote(1): document --upload-pack
... and mention that '.' will list the local repo references.
Signed-off-by: Jonas Fonseca <fonseca@diku.dk>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
diff --git a/Documentation/git-ls-remote.txt b/Documentation/git-ls-remote.txt
index ae4c1a2..c8a4c5a 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-ls-remote.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-ls-remote.txt
@@ -3,16 +3,19 @@
NAME
----
-git-ls-remote - Look at references other repository has
+git-ls-remote - List references in a remote repository
SYNOPSIS
--------
-'git-ls-remote' [--heads] [--tags] <repository> <refs>...
+[verse]
+'git-ls-remote' [--heads] [--tags] [-u <exec> | --upload-pack <exec>]
+ <repository> <refs>...
DESCRIPTION
-----------
-Displays the references other repository has.
+Displays references available in a remote repository along with the associated
+commit IDs.
OPTIONS
@@ -23,9 +26,16 @@
both, references stored in refs/heads and refs/tags are
displayed.
+-u <exec>, --upload-pack=<exec>::
+ Specify the full path of gitlink:git-upload-pack[1] on the remote
+ host. This allows listing references from repositories accessed via
+ SSH and where the SSH deamon does not use the PATH configured by the
+ user. Also see the '--exec' option for gitlink:git-peek-remote[1].
+
<repository>::
Location of the repository. The shorthand defined in
- $GIT_DIR/branches/ can be used.
+ $GIT_DIR/branches/ can be used. Use "." (dot) to list references in
+ the local repository.
<refs>...::
When unspecified, all references, after filtering done
