It can, but that's another type of "shallow", or more exactly "not-deep" cloning, called blobless cloning [1]. There is also treeless cloning, with other tradeo

It can, but that's another type of "shallow", or more exactly "not-deep" cloning, called blobless cloning [1]. There is also treeless cloning, with other tradeoffs, but much to the same effect. I found this[2] very enlightening. [1] https://github.blog/open-source/git/get-up-to-speed-with-partial-clone-and-shallow-clone/ https://github.blog/open-source/git/get-up-to-speed-with-par... [2] https://www.howtogeek.com/devops/how-to-use-git-shallow-clone-for-faster-repository-cloning/ https://www.howtogeek.com/devops/how-to-use-git-shallow-clon...