diff --git a/rc/bashrc b/rc/bashrc
index 5a60f430..8cd30465 100644
--- a/rc/bashrc
+++ b/rc/bashrc
@@ -505,10 +505,10 @@ if [ -f /usr/bin/dnf ]; then
 fi
 
 # Homebrew
-alias homebrew-install="cd ~;git clone https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew.git;mkdir -p .local;rsync -aP homebrew/* .local;rsync -aP homebrew/.* .local;rm -rf homebrew"
-alias homebrew-install-root="cd /usr;git clone https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew.git;mkdir -p local;rsync -aP homebrew/* local;rsync -aP homebrew/.* local/;chmod -R 755 local;chown -R root:wheel local;rm -rf homebrew"
-alias linuxbrew-install="cd ~;git clone https://github.com/Homebrew/linuxbrew.git;mkdir -p .local;rsync -aP linuxbrew/* .local;rsync -aP linuxbrew/.* .local;rm -rf linuxbrew"
-alias linuxbrew-install-root="cd /usr;git clone https://github.com/Homebrew/linuxbrew.git;mkdir -p local;rsync -aP linuxbrew/* local;rsync -aP linuxbrew/.* local/;chmod -R 755 local;chown -R root:wheel local;rm -rf linuxbrew"
+alias homebrew-install="cd ~;git clone https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew.git --depth=1;mkdir -p .local;rsync -aP homebrew/* .local;rsync -aP homebrew/.* .local;rm -rf homebrew"
+alias homebrew-install-root="cd /usr;git clone https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew.git --depth=1;mkdir -p local;rsync -aP homebrew/* local;rsync -aP homebrew/.* local/;chmod -R 755 local;chown -R root:wheel local;rm -rf homebrew"
+alias linuxbrew-install="cd ~;git clone https://github.com/Homebrew/linuxbrew.git --depth=1;mkdir -p .local;rsync -aP linuxbrew/* .local;rsync -aP linuxbrew/.* .local;rm -rf linuxbrew"
+alias linuxbrew-install-root="cd /usr;git clone https://github.com/Homebrew/linuxbrew.git --depth=1;mkdir -p local;rsync -aP linuxbrew/* local;rsync -aP linuxbrew/.* local/;chmod -R 755 local;chown -R root:wheel local;rm -rf linuxbrew"
 
 # OS X
 alias osx-server-caching-interface="serveradmin settings caching:Interface ="
diff --git a/rc/zshrc b/rc/zshrc
index b9f56d5b..d3ded243 100644
--- a/rc/zshrc
+++ b/rc/zshrc
@@ -480,10 +480,10 @@ if [ -f /usr/bin/dnf ]; then
 fi
 
 # Homebrew
-alias homebrew-install="cd ~;git clone https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew.git;mkdir -p .local;rsync -aP homebrew/* .local;rsync -aP homebrew/.* .local;rm -rf homebrew"
-alias homebrew-install-root="cd /usr;git clone https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew.git;mkdir -p local;rsync -aP homebrew/* local;rsync -aP homebrew/.* local/;chmod -R 755 local;chown -R root:wheel local;rm -rf homebrew"
-alias linuxbrew-install="cd ~;git clone https://github.com/Homebrew/linuxbrew.git;mkdir -p .local;rsync -aP linuxbrew/* .local;rsync -aP linuxbrew/.* .local;rm -rf linuxbrew"
-alias linuxbrew-install-root="cd /usr;git clone https://github.com/Homebrew/linuxbrew.git;mkdir -p local;rsync -aP linuxbrew/* local;rsync -aP linuxbrew/.* local/;chmod -R 755 local;chown -R root:wheel local;rm -rf linuxbrew"
+alias homebrew-install="cd ~;git clone https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew.git --depth=1;mkdir -p .local;rsync -aP homebrew/* .local;rsync -aP homebrew/.* .local;rm -rf homebrew"
+alias homebrew-install-root="cd /usr;git clone https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew.git --depth=1;mkdir -p local;rsync -aP homebrew/* local;rsync -aP homebrew/.* local/;chmod -R 755 local;chown -R root:wheel local;rm -rf homebrew"
+alias linuxbrew-install="cd ~;git clone https://github.com/Homebrew/linuxbrew.git --depth=1;mkdir -p .local;rsync -aP linuxbrew/* .local;rsync -aP linuxbrew/.* .local;rm -rf linuxbrew"
+alias linuxbrew-install-root="cd /usr;git clone https://github.com/Homebrew/linuxbrew.git --depth=1;mkdir -p local;rsync -aP linuxbrew/* local;rsync -aP linuxbrew/.* local/;chmod -R 755 local;chown -R root:wheel local;rm -rf linuxbrew"
 
 # OS X
 alias osx-server-caching-interface="serveradmin settings caching:Interface ="