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author | Stephen P. Smith <ischis2@cox.net> | 2015-12-29 19:54:35 +0100 |
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committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2015-12-29 20:18:36 +0100 |
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glossary: define the term shallow clone
There are several places in the documentation that
the term shallow clone is used. Defining the term
enables its use elsewhere with a known definition.
Signed-off-by: Stephen P. Smith <ischis2@cox.net>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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diff --git a/Documentation/glossary-content.txt b/Documentation/glossary-content.txt index 4e0b971824..c408d72582 100644 --- a/Documentation/glossary-content.txt +++ b/Documentation/glossary-content.txt @@ -504,6 +504,11 @@ The most notable example is `HEAD`. "Secure Hash Algorithm 1"; a cryptographic hash function. In the context of Git used as a synonym for <<def_object_name,object name>>. +[[def_shallow_clone]]shallow clone:: + Mostly a synonym to <<def_shallow_repository,shallow repository>> + but the phrase makes it more explicit that it was created by + running `git clone --depth=...` command. + [[def_shallow_repository]]shallow repository:: A shallow <<def_repository,repository>> has an incomplete history some of whose <<def_commit,commits>> have <<def_parent,parents>> cauterized away (in other |