diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ P.S: All these commands are tested on `git version 2.7.4 (Apple Git-66)`.
 * [specific color settings](#specific-color-settings)
 * [Show all local branches ordered by recent commits](#show-all-local-branches-ordered-by-recent-commits)
 * [Find lines matching the pattern (regex or string) in tracked files](#find-lines-matching-the-pattern-regex-or-string-in-tracked-files)
+* [Clone a shallow copy of a repository](#clone-a-shallow-copy-of-a-repository)
 
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@@ -811,5 +812,10 @@ git for-each-ref --sort=-committerdate --format='%(refname:short)' refs/heads/
 git grep --heading --line-number 'foo bar'
 ```
 
+## Clone a shallow copy of a repository
+```sh
+git clone https://github.com/user/repo.git --depth 1
+```
+
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diff --git a/tips.json b/tips.json
index c247ecc..b25f127 100644
--- a/tips.json
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@@ -357,4 +357,7 @@
 },{
     "title": "Find lines matching the pattern (regex or string) in tracked files",
     "tip": "git grep --heading --line-number 'foo bar'"
-}]
+}, {
+    "title": "Clone a shallow copy of a repository",
+    "tip": "git clone https://github.com/user/repo.git --depth 1"
+}]
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