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 > Installation is mandatory.
 
 ```bash
-git clone https://github.com/hiyouga/LLaMA-Factory.git
+git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/hiyouga/LLaMA-Factory.git
 cd LLaMA-Factory
 pip install -e .[torch,metrics]
 ```
diff --git a/README_zh.md b/README_zh.md
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 > 此步骤为必需。
 
 ```bash
-git clone https://github.com/hiyouga/LLaMA-Factory.git
+git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/hiyouga/LLaMA-Factory.git
 cd LLaMA-Factory
 pip install -e .[torch,metrics]
 ```