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 * `jobs`: *Optional.* number of jobs to run in parallel (default: 0; based on number of CPU cores)
    Reduce this if you observe network errors.
 
+* `insteadOf`: *Optional.* Any URL that starts with this value will be rewritten with the give value.
+   Identical to git url insteadOf option.
+    Example: rewrite http(s):// to git://
+
+    ```yaml
+    insteadOf:
+      "git://": "http://"
+      "git://": "https://"
+    ```
+
 * `check_jobs`: for check step only: number of jobs to run in parallel (default: jobs\*2,
   2 if jobs is undefined).