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@xxxxxxx> --- Documentation/glossary-content.txt | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/glossary-content.txt b/Documentation/glossary-content.txt index e225974..cecc83d 100644 --- a/Documentation/glossary-content.txt +++ b/Documentation/glossary-content.txt @@ -531,6 +531,10 @@ 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:: + A clone of a <<def_repository,repository>> which creates a + <<def_shallow_repository,shallow_repository>>. + [[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 -- 2.6.3.368.gf34be46 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html