Re: [PATCH v2 02/11] builtin/clone: rename "--ref-format=" to "--ref-storage-format="

diff --git a/builtin/clone.c b/builtin/clone.c
index 5b25cca510..511fff9562 100644
--- a/builtin/clone.c
+++ b/builtin/clone.c

@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ int cmd_clone(int argc,
  	char *option_origin = NULL;
  	struct string_list option_not = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
  	const char *real_git_dir = NULL;
-	const char *ref_format = NULL;
+	const char *ref_storage_format_str = NULL;
  	const char *option_upload_pack = "git-upload-pack";
  	int option_progress = -1;
  	int option_sparse_checkout = 0;

@@ -981,8 +981,10 @@ int cmd_clone(int argc,
  			 N_("any cloned submodules will be shallow")),
  		OPT_STRING(0, "separate-git-dir", &real_git_dir, N_("gitdir"),
  			   N_("separate git dir from working tree")),
-		OPT_STRING(0, "ref-format", &ref_format, N_("format"),
-			   N_("specify the reference format to use")),
+		OPT_STRING(0, "ref-storage-format", &ref_storage_format_str, N_("format"),
+			   N_("specify the reference storage format to use")),
+		OPT_STRING_F(0, "ref-format", &ref_storage_format_str, N_("format"),
+			   N_("specify the reference storage format to use"), PARSE_OPT_HIDDEN),
  		OPT_STRING_LIST('c', "config", &option_config, N_("key=value"),
  				N_("set config inside the new repository")),
  		OPT_STRING_LIST(0, "server-option", &server_options,

diff --git a/t/t7424-submodule-mixed-ref-formats.sh b/t/t7424-submodule-mixed-ref-formats.sh
index 1ca245c732..5eaf689d74 100755
--- a/t/t7424-submodule-mixed-ref-formats.sh
+++ b/t/t7424-submodule-mixed-ref-formats.sh

@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ test_expect_success 'recursive clone propagates ref storage format' '
  	test_ref_format upstream/submodule "$GIT_DEFAULT_REF_FORMAT" &&
  
  	# The cloned repositories should use the other ref format that we have
-	# specified via `--ref-format`. The option should propagate to cloned
+	# specified via `--ref-storage`. The option should propagate to cloned