docs: add --depth=2 to reduce download size (#46605)

* docs: add --depth=2 to reduce download size

* Add note to tell users about --depth=2 and manyFiles

* Fix inline code in info block
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@ -46,13 +46,18 @@ See the
[Feature Overview](https://spack.readthedocs.io/en/latest/features.html)
for examples and highlights.
To install spack and your first package, make sure you have Python.
To install spack and your first package, make sure you have Python & Git.
Then:
$ git clone -c feature.manyFiles=true https://github.com/spack/spack.git
$ git clone -c feature.manyFiles=true --depth=2 https://github.com/spack/spack.git
$ cd spack/bin
$ ./spack install zlib
> [!TIP]
> `-c feature.manyFiles=true` improves git's performance on repositories with 1,000+ files.
>
> `--depth=2` prunes the git history to reduce the size of the Spack installation.
Documentation
----------------

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@ -61,10 +61,15 @@ Getting Spack is easy. You can clone it from the `github repository
.. code-block:: console
$ git clone -c feature.manyFiles=true https://github.com/spack/spack.git
$ git clone -c feature.manyFiles=true --depth=2 https://github.com/spack/spack.git
This will create a directory called ``spack``.
.. note::
``-c feature.manyFiles=true`` improves git's performance on repositories with 1,000+ files.
``--depth=2`` prunes the git history to reduce the size of the Spack installation.
.. _shell-support:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@ -1576,4 +1581,3 @@ The intent is to provide a Windows installer that will automatically set up
Python, Git, and Spack, instead of requiring the user to do so manually.
Instructions for creating the installer are at
https://github.com/spack/spack/blob/develop/lib/spack/spack/cmd/installer/README.md

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@ -39,10 +39,15 @@ package:
.. code-block:: console
$ git clone -c feature.manyFiles=true https://github.com/spack/spack.git
$ git clone -c feature.manyFiles=true --depth=2 https://github.com/spack/spack.git
$ cd spack/bin
$ ./spack install libelf
.. note::
``-c feature.manyFiles=true`` improves git's performance on repositories with 1,000+ files.
``--depth=2`` prunes the git history to reduce the size of the Spack installation.
If you're new to spack and want to start using it, see :doc:`getting_started`,
or refer to the full manual below.