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From:   ankostis <ankostis@gmail.com>
Date:   Sat, 12 Aug 2017 02:23:08 +0300
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Subject: Would it make sense to add `--depth=0` feature?
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Would it be feasible/sensical to support clone/fetch with --depth=0?
The point is to download the tags/commit objects but not the actual
trees and blobs,
creating a "ledger" acting as a promise for the remote'e repo content?

Is there some estimation of the effort required to do such thing?

Best,
  Kostis