REPO(1)

NAME
repo - repo init - manual page for repo init

SYNOPSIS
repo init [options] [manifest url]

DESCRIPTION
Summary

Initialize a repo client checkout in the current directory

OPTIONS

-h, --help
    show this help message and exit

  Logging options:

-v, --verbose
    show all output

-q, --quiet
    only show errors

  Manifest options:

-u URL, --manifest-url=URL
    manifest repository location

-b REVISION, --manifest-branch=REVISION
    manifest branch or revision (use HEAD for default)

-m NAME.xml, --manifest-name=NAME.xml
    initial manifest file

-g GROUP, --groups=GROUP
    restrict manifest projects to ones with specified group(s) [default|all|G1,G2,G3|G4,-G5,-G6]

-p PLATFORM, --platform=PLATFORM
    restrict manifest projects to ones with a specified platform group [auto|all|none|linux|darwin|...]

--submodules
    sync any submodules associated with the manifest repo

--standalone-manifest
    download the manifest as a static file rather then create a git checkout of the manifest repo

--manifest-depth=DEPTH
    create a shallow clone of the manifest repo with given depth (0 for full clone); see git clone (default: 0)

  Manifest (only) checkout options:

-c, --current-branch
    fetch only current manifest branch from server (default)

--no-current-branch
    fetch all manifest branches from server

--tags
    fetch tags in the manifest

--no-tags
    don't fetch tags in the manifest

  Checkout modes:

--mirror
    create a replica of the remote repositories rather than a client working directory

--archive
    checkout an archive instead of a git repository for each project. See git archive.

--worktree
    use git-worktree to manage projects

  Project checkout optimizations:

--reference=DIR
    location of mirror directory

--dissociate
    dissociate from reference mirrors after clone

--depth=DEPTH
    create a shallow clone with given depth; see git clone

--partial-clone
    perform partial clone (https://gitscm.com/docs/gitrepositorylayout#_code_partialclone_code)

--no-partial-clone
    disable use of partial clone (https://gitscm.com/docs/gitrepositorylayout#_code_partialclone_code)

--partial-clone-exclude=PARTIAL_CLONE_EXCLUDE
    exclude the specified projects (a comma-delimited project names) from partial clone (https://gitscm.com/docs/gitrepositorylayout#_code_partialclone_code)

--clone-filter=CLONE_FILTER
    filter for use with --partial-clone [default: blob:none]

--use-superproject
    use the manifest superproject to sync projects; implies -c

--no-use-superproject
    disable use of manifest superprojects

--clone-bundle
    enable use of /clone.bundle on HTTP/HTTPS (default if not --partial-clone)

--no-clone-bundle
    disable use of /clone.bundle on HTTP/HTTPS (default if --partial-clone)

--git-lfs
    enable Git LFS support

--no-git-lfs
    disable Git LFS support

  repo Version options:

--repo-url=URL
    repo repository location ($REPO_URL)

--repo-rev=REV
    repo branch or revision ($REPO_REV)

--no-repo-verify
    do not verify repo source code

  Other options:

--config-name
    Always prompt for name/e-mail

  Multi-manifest:

--outer-manifest
    operate starting at the outermost manifest

--no-outer-manifest
    do not operate on outer manifests

--this-manifest-only
    only operate on this (sub)manifest

--no-this-manifest-only, --all-manifests
    operate on this manifest and its submanifests

Run `repo help init` to view the detailed manual.

DETAILS

The 'repo init' command is run once to install and initialize repo. The latest repo source code and manifest collection is downloaded from the server and is installed in the .repo/ directory in the current working directory.

When creating a new checkout, the manifest URL is the only required setting. It may be specified using the --manifest-url option, or as the first optional argument.

The optional -b argument can be used to select the manifest branch to checkout and use. If no branch is specified, the remote's default branch is used. This is equivalent to using -b HEAD.

The optional -m argument can be used to specify an alternate manifest to be used. If no manifest is specified, the manifest default.xml will be used.

If the --standalone-manifest argument is set, the manifest will be downloaded directly from the specified --manifest-url as a static file (rather than setting up a manifest git checkout). With --standalone-manifest, the manifest will be fully static and will not be re-downloaded during subsesquent `repo init` and `repo sync` calls.

The --reference option can be used to point to a directory that has the content of a --mirror sync. This will make the working directory use as much data as possible from the local reference directory when fetching from the server. This will make the sync go a lot faster by reducing data traffic on the network.

The --dissociate option can be used to borrow the objects from the directory specified with the --reference option only to reduce network transfer, and stop borrowing from them after a first clone is made by making necessary local copies of borrowed objects.

The --no-clone-bundle option disables any attempt to use $URL/clone.bundle to bootstrap a new Git repository from a resumeable bundle file on a content delivery network. This may be necessary if there are problems with the local Python HTTP client or proxy configuration, but the Git binary works.

Switching Manifest Branches

To switch to another manifest branch, `repo init -b otherbranch` may be used in an existing client. However, as this only updates the manifest, a subsequent `repo sync` (or `repo sync -d`) is necessary to update the working directory files.