diff --git a/lib/git/base.rb b/lib/git/base.rb
index bcec10e6..c2d5fc02 100644
--- a/lib/git/base.rb
+++ b/lib/git/base.rb
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ def self.init(working_dir, opts = {})
     #
     def self.clone(repository, name, opts = {})
       # run git-clone 
-      self.new(Git::Lib.new.clone(repository, name, opts))
+      logger = opts[:log]
+
+      self.new(Git::Lib.new(nil, logger).clone(repository, name, opts))
     end
         
     def initialize(options = {})
diff --git a/lib/git/lib.rb b/lib/git/lib.rb
index 975bc148..1f5abce2 100644
--- a/lib/git/lib.rb
+++ b/lib/git/lib.rb
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ def clone(repository, name, opts = {})
       arr_opts << "-o" << opts[:remote] if opts[:remote]
       arr_opts << "--depth" << opts[:depth].to_i if opts[:depth] && opts[:depth].to_i > 0
       arr_opts << "--config" << opts[:config] if opts[:config]
+      arr_opts << "--mirror" if opts[:mirror]
 
       arr_opts << '--'
       arr_opts << repository
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ def clone(repository, name, opts = {})
       
       command('clone', arr_opts)
       
-      opts[:bare] ? {:repository => clone_dir} : {:working_directory => clone_dir}
+      (opts[:bare] or opts[:mirror]) ? {:repository => clone_dir} : {:working_directory => clone_dir}
     end
     
     
@@ -226,7 +227,8 @@ def branches_all
       arr = []
       command_lines('branch', '-a').each do |b| 
         current = (b[0, 2] == '* ')
-        arr << [b.gsub('* ', '').strip, current]
+        branch = b.gsub('* ', '').strip
+        arr << [branch, current] unless branch == '(no branch)'
       end
       arr
     end
@@ -576,6 +578,15 @@ def remote_remove(name)
       command('remote', ['rm', name])
     end
     
+    def remote_update(opts={})
+      remotes=opts.delete(:remotes)
+      arr_opts = ['update']
+      arr_opts << '-p' if opts[:prune]
+      arr_opts.concat remotes if remotes
+
+      command('remote', arr_opts)
+    end
+    
     def remotes
       command_lines('remote')
     end
diff --git a/lib/git/version.rb b/lib/git/version.rb
index cc83c888..7b2b1b44 100644
--- a/lib/git/version.rb
+++ b/lib/git/version.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ module Git
 
   # The current gem version
   # @return [String] the current gem version.
-  VERSION='1.2.6'
+  VERSION='1.2.7'
 
 end