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@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ To avoid interfering with other worktrees, it first enables the
a list of arguments following the 'set' subcommand. Update the
working directory to match the new patterns. Enable the
core.sparseCheckout config setting if it is not already enabled.
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+When the `--stdin` option is provided, the patterns are read from
+standard in as a newline-delimited list instead of from the arguments.
SPARSE CHECKOUT
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