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 # CDLI Daily Bulk Data Dump
 
-**Last update was August 2022. Head to the [open-data](https://github.com/cdli-gh/open-data) repository for the current data dumps**   
+**Last update was August 2022. Head to the [open-data] (https://github.com/cdli-gh/open-data) repository for the current data dumps**   
   
 The repository contains a daily dump of all public catalogue and text data from the Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. 
 
 ## Getting the data
 
-Make sure you have the Git Large File Storage extentions ([`git-lfs`](https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs)) installed, see [here](https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/working-with-files/managing-large-files/installing-git-large-file-storage) for instructions. For installing under, say, Ubuntu, you can also use
+Make sure you have the Git Large File Storage extensions ([`git-lfs`] (https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs)) installed, see [here](https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/working-with-files/managing-large-files/installing-git-large-file-storage) for instructions. For installing under, say, Ubuntu, you can also use.
 
     $> curl -s https://packagecloud.io/install/repositories/github/git-lfs/script.deb.sh | sudo bash
     $> sudo apt-get install git-lfs
   
-Clone the repository
+Clone the repository:
+
+Speed up the process of cloning the repository, it is recommended to use the command. 
+
+    $> git clone https://github.com/cdli-gh/data --depth 1
+    
+The above command only fetches the most recent commit, which is much faster than fetching all historical commits.
+
+Fetch all historical commits using:
 
     $> git clone https://github.com/cdli-gh/data
   
-Retrieve Git LSF data:
+Retrieve Git LFS data:
   
     $> cd data
     $> git lfs fetch
@@ -23,7 +31,7 @@ Retrieve Git LSF data:
 ## Format
 ### Text Data
 The CDLI transliterations dump is offered in plain text UTF-8 ATF format.
-For more information about ATF, visit :
+For more information about ATF, visit:
 
       http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/doc/help/editinginatf/cdliatf/index.html (Scroll down for an example).
 
@@ -32,13 +40,13 @@ For more information about ATF, visit :
 The catalogue is offered in a UTF-8 comma separated format. Most fields are thoroughly explained here:
 
      https://cdli.ucla.edu/?q=cdli-search-information  
-Our data schema is currently being remodeled, get in touch if you would like a sneak peak!
+Our data schema is currently being remodelled, get in touch if you would like a sneak peek!
 
-To view a sample of the catalogue, you can use the head command on a Unix machine using this syntax, while you are in the directory where the file is stored:
+View a sample of the catalogue, you can use the head command on a Unix machine using this syntax, while you are in the directory where the file is stored:
 ```
 head cdli_catalogue_1of2.csv
 ```
-With Windows Power Shell, try
+With Windows Power Shell, try.
 ```
 Get-Content *filename* -Head *n*
 ```