if serving/searching the mirror is required. As-is,
public-inbox-clone is suitable for creating a git-only backup.
+public-inbox-clone creates a Makefile with handy targets to update the
+inbox once indexed. This Makefile may be edited by the user; it will
+not be rewritten by L<public-inbox-fetch(1)> unless it is removed
+completely.
+
public-inbox-clone does not use nor require any extra
configuration files (not even C<~/.public-inbox/config>).
=over
+=item --epoch=RANGE
+
+Restrict clones of L<public-inbox-v2-format(5)> inboxes to the
+given range of epochs. The range may be a single non-negative
+integer or a (possibly open-ended) C<LOW..HIGH> range of
+non-negative integers. C<~> may be prefixed to either (or both)
+integer values to represent the offset from the maximum possible
+value.
+
+For example, C<--epoch=~0> alone clones only the latest epoch,
+C<--epoch=~2..> clones the three latest epochs.
+
+Default: C<0..~0> or C<0..> or C<..~0>
+(all epochs, all three examples are equivalent)
+
+=item -I PATTERN
+
+=item --include=PATTERN
+
+When cloning a top-level with multiple inboxes, only clone inboxes and
+repositories matching a given wildcard pattern (using C<*?> and C<[]> is
+supported).
+
+=item --exclude=PATTERN
+
+When cloning a top-level with multiple inboxes, ignore inboxes and
+repositories matching the given wildcard pattern. Supports the same
+wildcards as L</--include>
+
+=item --inbox-config=always|v2|v1|never
+
+Whether or not to retrieve the C<$INBOX/_/text/config/raw> HTTP(S)
+endpoint when cloning.
+
+Since we can't deduce v1 inboxes from code repositories, setting this
+to C<v2> or C<never> can allow faster clones of code repositories if
+no v1 inboxes are present.
+
+Default: C<always>
+
+=item -n
+
+=item --dry-run
+
+Show what would be done, without making any changes.
+
=item -q
=item --quiet
=item --no-torsocks
-Whether to wrap L<git(1)> and L<curl(1)> commands with torsocks.
+Whether to wrap L<git(1)> and L<curl(1)> commands with L<torsocks(1)>.
Default: C<auto>