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Getting started with a sparse-checkout file can be daunting. Help users start their sparse enlistment using 'git sparse-checkout init'. This will set 'core.sparseCheckout=true' in their config, write an initial set of patterns to the sparse-checkout file, and update their working directory. Make sure to use the `extensions.worktreeConfig` setting and write the sparse checkout config to the worktree-specific config file. This avoids confusing interactions with other worktrees. The use of running another process for 'git read-tree' is sub- optimal. This will be removed in a later change. Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee <dstolee@microsoft.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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git-sparse-checkout(1)
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NAME
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----
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git-sparse-checkout - Initialize and modify the sparse-checkout
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configuration, which reduces the checkout to a set of paths
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given by a list of atterns.
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SYNOPSIS
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--------
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[verse]
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'git sparse-checkout <subcommand> [options]'
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DESCRIPTION
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-----------
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Initialize and modify the sparse-checkout configuration, which reduces
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the checkout to a set of paths given by a list of patterns.
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THIS COMMAND IS EXPERIMENTAL. ITS BEHAVIOR, AND THE BEHAVIOR OF OTHER
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COMMANDS IN THE PRESENCE OF SPARSE-CHECKOUTS, WILL LIKELY CHANGE IN
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THE FUTURE.
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COMMANDS
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--------
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'list'::
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Provide a list of the contents in the sparse-checkout file.
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'init'::
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Enable the `core.sparseCheckout` setting. If the
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sparse-checkout file does not exist, then populate it with
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patterns that match every file in the root directory and
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no other directories, then will remove all directories tracked
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by Git. Add patterns to the sparse-checkout file to
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repopulate the working directory.
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+
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To avoid interfering with other worktrees, it first enables the
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`extensions.worktreeConfig` setting and makes sure to set the
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`core.sparseCheckout` setting in the worktree-specific config file.
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SPARSE CHECKOUT
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---------------
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"Sparse checkout" allows populating the working directory sparsely.
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It uses the skip-worktree bit (see linkgit:git-update-index[1]) to tell
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Git whether a file in the working directory is worth looking at. If
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the skip-worktree bit is set, then the file is ignored in the working
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directory. Git will not populate the contents of those files, which
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makes a sparse checkout helpful when working in a repository with many
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files, but only a few are important to the current user.
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The `$GIT_DIR/info/sparse-checkout` file is used to define the
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skip-worktree reference bitmap. When Git updates the working
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directory, it updates the skip-worktree bits in the index based
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on this file. The files matching the patterns in the file will
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appear in the working directory, and the rest will not.
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## FULL PATTERN SET
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By default, the sparse-checkout file uses the same syntax as `.gitignore`
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files.
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While `$GIT_DIR/info/sparse-checkout` is usually used to specify what
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files are included, you can also specify what files are _not_ included,
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using negative patterns. For example, to remove the file `unwanted`:
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/*
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!unwanted
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Another tricky thing is fully repopulating the working directory when you
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no longer want sparse checkout. You cannot just disable "sparse
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checkout" because skip-worktree bits are still in the index and your working
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directory is still sparsely populated. You should re-populate the working
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directory with the `$GIT_DIR/info/sparse-checkout` file content as
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follows:
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/*
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Then you can disable sparse checkout. Sparse checkout support in 'git
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checkout' and similar commands is disabled by default. You need to
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set `core.sparseCheckout` to `true` in order to have sparse checkout
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support.
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SEE ALSO
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--------
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linkgit:git-read-tree[1]
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linkgit:gitignore[5]
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GIT
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---
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Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite
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