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Discussion: Whether or not we should how to "shallow" clone the repository

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Wikinaut (talkcontribs)

I was unsure, whether it makes sense to add in section Download#Development releases the following:

By using the depth parameter as shown in the following, you can download a "shallow" clone which saves bytes, bandwidth and time, [but can lead to problems if you are developer, because earlier commits might be required but are missing when you want update using "git pull"]:

git clone --depth 1 https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/p/mediawiki/core.git