1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/scalar.c b/scalar.c
index 6c52243cdf..e5cc554c53 100644
--- a/scalar.c
+++ b/scalar.c
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ void load_builtin_commands(const char *prefix, struct cmdnames *cmds)
 static int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv)
 {
 	const char *branch = NULL;
-	int full_clone = 0, single_branch = 0;
+	int full_clone = 0, single_branch = 0, show_progress = isatty(2);
 	struct option clone_options[] = {
 		OPT_STRING('b', "branch", &branch, N_("<branch>"),
 			   N_("branch to checkout after clone")),
@@ -499,7 +499,9 @@ static int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv)
 	if (set_recommended_config(0))
 		return error(_("could not configure '%s'"), dir);
 
-	if ((res = run_git("fetch", "--quiet", "origin", NULL))) {
+	if ((res = run_git("fetch", "--quiet",
+				show_progress ? "--progress" : "--no-progress",
+				"origin", NULL))) {
 		warning(_("partial clone failed; attempting full clone"));
 
 		if (set_config("remote.origin.promisor") ||
@@ -508,7 +510,9 @@ static int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv)
 			goto cleanup;
 		}
 
-		if ((res = run_git("fetch", "--quiet", "origin", NULL)))
+		if ((res = run_git("fetch", "--quiet",
+					show_progress ? "--progress" : "--no-progress",
+					"origin", NULL)))
 			goto cleanup;
 	}