[Bug 1916690] Re: git clone --filter is undocumented, although the option is present

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Title:
  git clone --filter is undocumented, although the option is present

Status in git package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Git on Ubuntu Focal (v2.25) have --filter option, however it is
  undocumented. The upstream commit
  4a465443a6ce51bd6e1d4ffef56d3f2e8d45f506 add that documentation. The
  commit is available as attached patch.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: git 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3
  Uname: Linux 5.10.11-kernelorg-upstream-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.16
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Wed Feb 24 12:07:12 2021
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-05-05 (294 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200423)
  SourcePackage: git
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  modified.conffile..etc.apport.crashdb.conf: [modified]
  mtime.conffile..etc.apport.crashdb.conf: 2020-08-11T18:33:58.913741

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