From 5bd1136a75d8a003a778a27a8fb2615bb6bbf9b7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: James Cherti <60946298+jamescherti@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2025 08:46:12 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md

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 README.md | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 55e36b4..80916fa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ In addition to *minimal-emacs.d*, startup speed is influenced by your computer's
 
 Execute the following command install this repository into `~/.emacs.d`:
 ```
-git clone https://github.com/jamescherti/minimal-emacs.d ~/.emacs.d
+git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jamescherti/minimal-emacs.d ~/.emacs.d
 ```
 
 ### Alternative: Install minimal-emacs.d into `~/.minimal-emacs.d`
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ To install *minimal-emacs.d* in a non-default directory, use the `--init-directo
 
 1. Clone the repository into `~/.minimal-emacs.d/` using:
    ```
-   git clone https://github.com/jamescherti/minimal-emacs.d ~/.minimal-emacs.d
+   git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jamescherti/minimal-emacs.d ~/.minimal-emacs.d
    ```
 
 2. Start Emacs with the new configuration directory: