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I've got a large repo that takes a while to clone, and I want my CI box to go faster. HowHow do I shallow clone a repogit repository, so that my clone contains only 1 history item, and starts on a specific branch?

I know how to do a shallow clone:

git clone --depth 1 https://path/to/myrepo.git

but not start the clone on a specific branch.

I've got a large repo that takes a while to clone, and I want my CI box to go faster. How do I shallow clone a repo, so that my clone contains only 1 history item, and starts on a specific branch?

How do I shallow clone a git repository, so that my clone contains only 1 history item, and starts on a specific branch?

I know how to do a shallow clone:

git clone --depth 1 https://path/to/myrepo.git

but not start the clone on a specific branch.

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How do I shallow clone a repo on a specific branch?

I've got a large repo that takes a while to clone, and I want my CI box to go faster. How do I shallow clone a repo, so that my clone contains only 1 history item, and starts on a specific branch?