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 To install experimental VS Code plugin:
 
 ```
-$ git clone https://github.com/rust-analyzer/rust-analyzer.git
+$ git clone https://github.com/rust-analyzer/rust-analyzer.git --depth 1
 $ cd rust-analyzer
 $ cargo install-code
 ```