1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/http-fetch.c b/http-fetch.c
index 3af4c71bd0..8c4c5d2224 100644
--- a/http-fetch.c
+++ b/http-fetch.c
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv)
 		commits = 1;
 	}
 
+	if (get_all == 0)
+		warning("http-fetch: use without -a is deprecated.\n"
+			"In a future release, -a will become the default.");
+
 	if (argv[arg])
 		str_end_url_with_slash(argv[arg], &url);