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@@ -191,4 +191,24 @@ To see if your system suffers this second problem, run these reg queries. If eit
 ```batch
 REG QUERY "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor" /v AutoRun
 REG QUERY "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor" /v AutoRun
-```
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+```
+
+### fatal: dumb http transport does not support --depth
+
+Apparently the git option `--depth 1` requires SSL on the remote Git server. It is now default, to reduce download size. To get around this, you can:
+
+**Disable Shallow Cloning**
+
+Add `let g:plug_shallow = 0` before the `plug#end` call.
+
+**Mirror the repository on a Git server with https (i.e. Github or BitBucket).**
+
+Then just add it normally with the new URI.
+
+**Mark the plugin as local/unmanaged**
+
+a) Clone it locally to `~/.vim/plugged/plugin_name`
+
+b) Add to the vimrc with `Plug '~/.vim/plugged/plugin_name'`.
+
+The leading tilda tells vim-plug not to do anything other than rtp for plugin_name.
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