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.TH REPO "1" "September 2026" "repo smartsync" "Repo Manual"
.SH NAME
repo \- repo smartsync - manual page for repo smartsync
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B repo
\fI\,smartsync \/\fR[\fI\,<project>\/\fR...]
.SH DESCRIPTION
Summary
.PP
Update working tree to the latest known good revision
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
show this help message and exit
.TP
\fB\-j\fR JOBS, \fB\-\-jobs\fR=\fI\,JOBS\/\fR
number of jobs to run in parallel (default: based on number of CPU cores)
.TP
\fB\-\-jobs\-network\fR=\fI\,JOBS\/\fR
number of network jobs to run in parallel (defaults to \fB\-\-jobs\fR or 1). Ignored unless \fB\-\-no\-interleaved\fR is set
.TP
\fB\-\-jobs\-checkout\fR=\fI\,JOBS\/\fR
number of local checkout jobs to run in parallel (defaults to \fB\-\-jobs\fR or based on number of CPU cores). Ignored unless \fB\-\-no\-interleaved\fR is set
.TP
\fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-force\-broken\fR
obsolete option (to be deleted in the future)
.TP
\fB\-\-fail\-fast\fR
stop syncing after first error is hit
.TP
\fB\-\-force\-sync\fR
overwrite an existing git directory if it needs to point to a different object directory. WARNING: this may cause loss of data
.TP
\fB\-\-force\-checkout\fR
force checkout even if it results in throwing away uncommitted modifications. WARNING: this may cause loss of data
.TP
\fB\-\-force\-remove\-dirty\fR
force remove projects with uncommitted modifications if projects no longer exist in the manifest. WARNING: this may cause loss of data
.TP
\fB\-\-rebase\fR
rebase local commits regardless of whether they are published
.TP
\fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-local\-only\fR
only update working tree, don't fetch
.TP
\fB\-\-no\-manifest\-update\fR, \fB\-\-nmu\fR
use the existing manifest checkout as\-is. (do not update to the latest revision)
.TP
\fB\-\-interleaved\fR
fetch and checkout projects in parallel (default)
.TP
\fB\-\-no\-interleaved\fR
fetch and checkout projects in phases
.TP
\fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-network\-only\fR
fetch only, don't update working tree
.TP
\fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-detach\fR
detach projects back to manifest revision
.TP
\fB\-c\fR, \fB\-\-current\-branch\fR
fetch only current branch from server
.TP
\fB\-\-no\-current\-branch\fR
fetch all branches from server
.TP
\fB\-m\fR NAME.xml, \fB\-\-manifest\-name\fR=\fI\,NAME\/\fR.xml
temporary manifest to use for this sync
.TP
\fB\-g\fR GROUP, \fB\-\-groups\fR=\fI\,GROUP\/\fR
sync projects matching the specific groups.  Not persistent unlike when used on init
.TP
\fB\-\-clone\-bundle\fR
enable use of \fI\,/clone.bundle\/\fP on HTTP/HTTPS
.TP
\fB\-\-no\-clone\-bundle\fR
disable use of \fI\,/clone.bundle\/\fP on HTTP/HTTPS
.TP
\fB\-u\fR MANIFEST_SERVER_USERNAME, \fB\-\-manifest\-server\-username\fR=\fI\,MANIFEST_SERVER_USERNAME\/\fR
username to authenticate with the manifest server
.TP
\fB\-p\fR MANIFEST_SERVER_PASSWORD, \fB\-\-manifest\-server\-password\fR=\fI\,MANIFEST_SERVER_PASSWORD\/\fR
password to authenticate with the manifest server
.TP
\fB\-\-recurse\-submodules\fR
sync submodules from server
.TP
\fB\-\-no\-recurse\-submodules\fR
don't sync submodules from server
.TP
\fB\-\-use\-superproject\fR
use the manifest superproject to sync projects; implies \fB\-c\fR
.TP
\fB\-\-no\-use\-superproject\fR
disable use of manifest superprojects
.TP
\fB\-\-superproject\-revision\fR=\fI\,SUPERPROJECT_REVISION\/\fR
sync to superproject revision (applies to outer manifest)
.TP
\fB\-\-tags\fR
fetch tags
.TP
\fB\-\-no\-tags\fR
don't fetch tags (default)
.TP
\fB\-\-optimized\-fetch\fR
only fetch projects fixed to sha1 if revision does not exist locally
.TP
\fB\-\-retry\-fetches\fR=\fI\,RETRY_FETCHES\/\fR
number of times to retry fetches on transient errors
.TP
\fB\-\-prune\fR
delete refs that no longer exist on the remote (default)
.TP
\fB\-\-no\-prune\fR
do not delete refs that no longer exist on the remote
.TP
\fB\-\-auto\-gc\fR
run garbage collection on all synced projects
.TP
\fB\-\-no\-auto\-gc\fR
do not run garbage collection on any projects (default)
.SS Logging options:
.TP
\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
show all output
.TP
\fB\-q\fR, \fB\-\-quiet\fR
only show errors
.SS Multi\-manifest options:
.TP
\fB\-\-outer\-manifest\fR
operate starting at the outermost manifest
.TP
\fB\-\-no\-outer\-manifest\fR
do not operate on outer manifests
.TP
\fB\-\-this\-manifest\-only\fR
only operate on this (sub)manifest
.TP
\fB\-\-no\-this\-manifest\-only\fR, \fB\-\-all\-manifests\fR
operate on this manifest and its submanifests
.SS repo Version options:
.TP
\fB\-\-no\-repo\-verify\fR
do not verify repo source code
.SS post\-sync hooks:
.TP
\fB\-\-no\-verify\fR
Do not run the post\-sync hook.
.TP
\fB\-\-verify\fR
Run the post\-sync hook without prompting.
.TP
\fB\-\-ignore\-hooks\fR
Do not abort if post\-sync hooks fail.
.PP
Run `repo help smartsync` to view the detailed manual.
.SH DETAILS
.PP
The 'repo smartsync' command is a shortcut for sync \fB\-s\fR.