The --depth flag has been around for a long time but, previously, came with a number of limitations (cannot push from, pull from, or clone from a shallow clone)

The --depth flag has been around for a long time but, previously, came with a number of limitations (cannot push from, pull from, or clone from a shallow clone). As of 1.9.0, those limitations have been removed. https://github.com/git/git/commit/82fba2b9d39163a0c9b7a3a2f35964cbc039e1a https://github.com/git/git/commit/82fba2b9d39163a0c9b7a3a2f3...