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Partial (and shallow) clone note
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Add note about partial and shallow clone, with external link describing them in detail. The note is in Chapter 2 - Getting a repository
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Fixes #1597
I have two minds on this PR. On the one hand, it's well-written, and valuable info for the reader.
But does it belong in chapter 2? This is where a reader who has never worked with Git before gets their first taste. We deliberately prioritize that first-time experience in this chapter over things like absolute correctness or deep-dives into topics. It seems to me that this content would be a better fit as a section in chapter 7, where there's some room to dig into some common use cases.
Would you want to take a swing at that larger chunk of content?
