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@@ -46,13 +46,18 @@ OPTIONS
        mechanism and clones the repository by making a copy of
        HEAD and everything under objects and refs directories.
        The files under `.git/objects/` directory are hardlinked
-       to save space when possible.  This is now the default when
-       the source repository is specified with `/path/to/repo`
-       syntax, so it essentially is a no-op option.  To force
-       copying instead of hardlinking (which may be desirable
-       if you are trying to make a back-up of your repository),
-       but still avoid the usual "git aware" transport
-       mechanism, `--no-hardlinks` can be used.
+       to save space when possible.
++
+If the repository is specified as a local path (e.g., `/path/to/repo`),
+this is the default, and --local is essentially a no-op.  If the
+repository is specified as a URL, then this flag is ignored (and we
+never use the local optimizations).  Specifying `--no-local` will
+override the default when `/path/to/repo` is given, using the regular
+git transport instead.
++
+To force copying instead of hardlinking (which may be desirable if you
+are trying to make a back-up of your repository), but still avoid the
+usual "git aware" transport mechanism, `--no-hardlinks` can be used.
 
 --no-hardlinks::
        Optimize the cloning process from a repository on a