Add issue in 'Common issue' section which covers issues with cloning large repositories. Use partial cloning to selectively clone the repository. Signed-off-by: Shourya Shukla <shouryashukla.oo@xxxxxxxxx> --- I wanted to ask why is there no mention of partial cloning in the 'git-clone' documentation? Is it because it is an experimental feature? Documentation/gitfaq.txt | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/gitfaq.txt b/Documentation/gitfaq.txt index 7d294306f9..6f32846e3d 100644 --- a/Documentation/gitfaq.txt +++ b/Documentation/gitfaq.txt @@ -243,6 +243,16 @@ I want to change the remote of my repository. How do I do that?:: One can list the remotes of a repository using `git remote -v` command. The default name of a remote is 'origin'. +[[shallow-cloning]] +The repository I am trying to clone is too big. Is there an alternative +way of cloning it in lesser space?:: + A good way to save up space when cloning a repository is + by using `partial clones`. A partial clone will clone the + full history of the repository but will skip out the entities + specified by the `--filter` option one uses in `git clone`. + Any entity which has not been cloned to save space can be cloned + on-demand. See linkgit:partial-clone[1]. + Hooks ----- -- 2.26.2
