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diff --git a/Documentation/git-sparse-checkout.txt b/Documentation/git-sparse-checkout.txt index b81dbe0654..94dad137b9 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-sparse-checkout.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-sparse-checkout.txt @@ -31,13 +31,21 @@ COMMANDS Describe the patterns in the sparse-checkout file. 'set':: - Enable the necessary config settings - (extensions.worktreeConfig, core.sparseCheckout, - core.sparseCheckoutCone) if they are not already enabled, and - write a set of patterns to the sparse-checkout file from the + Enable the necessary sparse-checkout config settings + (`core.sparseCheckout`, `core.sparseCheckoutCone`, and + `index.sparse`) if they are not already set to the desired values, + and write a set of patterns to the sparse-checkout file from the list of arguments following the 'set' subcommand. Update the working directory to match the new patterns. + +To ensure that adjusting the sparse-checkout settings within a worktree +does not alter the sparse-checkout settings in other worktrees, the 'set' +subcommand will upgrade your repository config to use worktree-specific +config if not already present. The sparsity defined by the arguments to +the 'set' subcommand are stored in the worktree-specific sparse-checkout +file. See linkgit:git-worktree[1] and the documentation of +`extensions.worktreeConfig` in linkgit:git-config[1] for more details. ++ When the `--stdin` option is provided, the patterns are read from standard in as a newline-delimited list instead of from the arguments. + |