Merge pull request #1675 from roboflow/docs/git

docs: 📝 git clone methods are extended and shallow copy method also added

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -128,15 +128,26 @@ PRs must pass all tests and linting requirements before they can be merged.
 
 Before starting your work on the project, set up your development environment:
 
-1. Clone your fork of the project:
+1. Clone your fork of the project (recommended to use shallow clone of develop branch):
+
+    **Option A: Recommended for most contributors (shallow clone of develop branch):**
 
     ```bash
-    git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/supervision.git
+    git clone --depth 1 -b develop https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/supervision.git
     cd supervision
     ```
 
     Replace `YOUR_USERNAME` with your GitHub username.
 
+    > Note: Using `--depth 1` creates a shallow clone with minimal history and `-b develop` ensures you start with the development branch. This significantly reduces download size while providing everything needed to contribute.
+
+    **Option B: Full repository clone (if you need complete history):**
+
+    ```bash
+    git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/supervision.git
+    cd supervision
+    ```
+
 2. Create and activate a virtual environment:
 
     ```bash

docs/index.md

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ You can install `supervision` in a
     === "virtualenv"
         ```bash
         # clone repository and navigate to root directory
-        git clone https://github.com/roboflow/supervision.git
+        git clone --depth 1 -b develop https://github.com/roboflow/supervision.git
         cd supervision
 
         # setup python environment and activate it
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ You can install `supervision` in a
     === "poetry"
         ```bash
         # clone repository and navigate to root directory
-        git clone https://github.com/roboflow/supervision.git
+        git clone --depth 1 -b develop https://github.com/roboflow/supervision.git
         cd supervision
 
         # setup python environment and activate it

examples/count_people_in_zone/README.md

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ https://github.com/roboflow/supervision/assets/26109316/f84db7b5-79e2-4142-a1da-
 - clone repository and navigate to example directory
 
     ```bash
-    git clone https://github.com/roboflow/supervision.git
+    git clone --depth 1 -b develop https://github.com/roboflow/supervision.git
     cd supervision/examples/count_people_in_zone
     ```
 

examples/heatmap_and_track/README.md

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ supervision package for multiple tasks such as drawing heatmap annotations, trac
 - clone repository and navigate to example directory
 
     ```bash
-    git clone https://github.com/roboflow/supervision.git
+    git clone --depth 1 -b develop https://github.com/roboflow/supervision.git
     cd supervision/examples/heatmap_and_track
     ```
 

examples/speed_estimation/README.md

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ https://github.com/roboflow/supervision/assets/26109316/d50118c1-2ae4-458d-915a-
 - clone repository and navigate to example directory
 
     ```bash
-    git clone https://github.com/roboflow/supervision.git
+    git clone --depth 1 -b develop https://github.com/roboflow/supervision.git
     cd supervision/examples/speed_estimation
     ```
 

examples/time_in_zone/README.md

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ https://github.com/roboflow/supervision/assets/26109316/d051cc8a-dd15-41d4-aa36-
 - clone repository and navigate to example directory
 
     ```bash
-    git clone https://github.com/roboflow/supervision.git
+    git clone --depth 1 -b develop https://github.com/roboflow/supervision.git
     cd supervision/examples/time_in_zone
     ```
 

examples/tracking/README.md

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ detection and Supervision for tracking and annotation.
 - clone repository and navigate to example directory
 
     ```bash
-    git clone https://github.com/roboflow/supervision.git
+    git clone --depth 1 -b develop https://github.com/roboflow/supervision.git
     cd supervision/examples/tracking
     ```
 

examples/traffic_analysis/README.md

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ https://github.com/roboflow/supervision/assets/26109316/c9436828-9fbf-4c25-ae8c-
 - clone repository and navigate to example directory
 
     ```bash
-    git clone https://github.com/roboflow/supervision.git
+    git clone --depth 1 -b develop https://github.com/roboflow/supervision.git
     cd supervision/examples/traffic_analysis
     ```