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docs: add tip for support symlink with git on Windows
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@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ With Docker running, we are ready to download our example app and run its CI/CD
Still in your `Command Prompt` terminal:
```shell
git clone https://github.com/dagger/dagger
git clone -c core.symlinks=true https://github.com/dagger/dagger
cd dagger
git checkout v0.2.4
@ -240,6 +240,12 @@ cd pkg/universe.dagger.io/examples/todoapp
dagger do build
```
:::tip
By default, git on Windows does not automatically convert posix symbolic links, which explains the extra option `core.symlinks=true` while cloning the repository.
But you can also enable this once and for all in your git configuration, by running the following command from a Powershell terminal: `git config --global core.symlinks true`.
:::
With an empty cache, installing all dependencies, then testing & generating a build for this example app completes in just under a minute:
```shell