diff --git a/pages/common/git-clone.md b/pages/common/git-clone.md
index 1a235fa1b..2d1f9e3d9 100644
--- a/pages/common/git-clone.md
+++ b/pages/common/git-clone.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 
 `git clone {{remote_repository_location}}`
 
+- Clone an existing repository and its submodules:
+
+`git clone --recursive {{remote_repository_location}}`
+
 - For cloning from the local machine:
 
 `git clone -l`
@@ -16,4 +20,4 @@
 
 - Clone an existing repository, and truncate to the specified number of revisions, save your time mostly:
 
-`git clone --depth 10 {{remote_repository_location}}`
+`git clone --depth {{10}} {{remote_repository_location}}`