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[PATCH V3 1/2] glossary: define the term shallow clone

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SSStephen P. Smith <ischis2@cox.net>
Date
Dec 23, 2015, 03:53 UTC
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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>
---
 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

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Message 22 of 22 in “Define the term shallow clone.”
  1. 1/2 Define the term shallow clone.Stephen P. Smith, Dec 22, 2015
  2. 2/2 Add a section to the users manual documenting shallow clones.Stephen P. Smith, Dec 22, 2015
  3. Eric SunshineDec 22, 2015
  4. 2/2 user-manual: add section documenting shallow clonesStephen P. Smith, Dec 22, 2015
  5. Stephen & Linda SmithDec 23, 2015
  6. 2/2 user-manual: add section documenting shallow clonesStephen P. Smith, Dec 23, 2015
  7. Eric SunshineDec 23, 2015
  8. 2/2 user-manual: add section documenting shallow clonesStephen P. Smith, Dec 23, 2015
  9. Junio C HamanoDec 28, 2015
  10. 1/2 glossary: define the term shallow cloneStephen P. Smith, Dec 29, 2015
  11. 2/2 user-manual: add section documenting shallow clonesStephen P. Smith, Dec 29, 2015
  12. Junio C HamanoDec 29, 2015
  13. Stephen & Linda SmithDec 29, 2015
  14. Junio C HamanoDec 29, 2015
  15. 2/2 user-manual: add section documenting shallow clonesStephen P. Smith, Dec 29, 2015
  16. Junio C HamanoDec 29, 2015
  17. 2/2 user-manual: add section documenting shallow clonesStephen P. Smith, Dec 30, 2015
  18. Stephen & Linda SmithDec 29, 2015
  19. Stephen & Linda SmithDec 22, 2015
  20. Eric SunshineDec 22, 2015
  21. 1/2 glossary: define the term shallow cloneStephen P. Smith, Dec 22, 2015
  22. 1/2 glossary: define the term shallow cloneStephen P. Smith, Dec 23, 2015

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