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diff --git a/Documentation/git-sparse-checkout.txt b/Documentation/git-sparse-checkout.txt index fdcf43f87c..9a78dd721e 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-sparse-checkout.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-sparse-checkout.txt @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ given by a list of patterns. SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git sparse-checkout <subcommand> [options]' +'git sparse-checkout <subcommand> [<options>]' DESCRIPTION @@ -210,6 +210,16 @@ case-insensitive check. This corrects for case mismatched filenames in the 'git sparse-checkout set' command to reflect the expected cone in the working directory. +When changing the sparse-checkout patterns in cone mode, Git will inspect each +tracked directory that is not within the sparse-checkout cone to see if it +contains any untracked files. If all of those files are ignored due to the +`.gitignore` patterns, then the directory will be deleted. If any of the +untracked files within that directory is not ignored, then no deletions will +occur within that directory and a warning message will appear. If these files +are important, then reset your sparse-checkout definition so they are included, +use `git add` and `git commit` to store them, then remove any remaining files +manually to ensure Git can behave optimally. + SUBMODULES ---------- |