@@ -636,12 +636,13 @@ refer to any of the files in the context. For example, your build can use

 an [*ADD*](/reference/builder/#add) instruction to reference a file in the

 context.

-The `URL` parameter can specify the location of a Git repository; in this

-case,  the repository is the context. The Git repository is recursively

-cloned with its submodules.  The system does a fresh `git clone -recursive`

-in a temporary directory on your local host. Then, this clone is sent to

-the Docker daemon as the context. Local clones give you the ability to

-access private repositories using local user credentials, VPN's, and so forth.

+The `URL` parameter can specify the location of a Git repository;

+the repository acts as the build context.  The system recursively clones the repository

+and its submodules using a `git clone --depth 1 --recursive` command.

+This command runs in a temporary directory on your local host.

+After the command succeeds, the directory is sent to the Docker daemon as the context.

+Local clones give you the ability to access private repositories using

+local user credentials, VPN's, and so forth.

 Instead of specifying a context, you can pass a single Dockerfile in the

 `URL` or pipe the file in via `STDIN`.  To pipe a Dockerfile from `STDIN`: