start with an existing temporary
directory or when there are already refs starting with
<em>refs/original/</em>, unless forced.</p>
</dd>
<dt class="hdlist1">--state-branch &lt;branch&gt;</dt>
<dd>
<p>This option will cause the mapping from old to new objects to
be loaded from named branch upon startup and saved as a new
commit to that branch upon exit, enabling incremental of large
trees. If <em>&lt;branch&gt;</em> does not exist it will be created.</p>
</dd>
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