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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-sparse-checkout.txt | 11 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-sparse-checkout.txt b/Documentation/git-sparse-checkout.txt index 87ffcbbcb0..491be1345f 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-sparse-checkout.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-sparse-checkout.txt @@ -30,6 +30,17 @@ COMMANDS 'list':: Provide a list of the contents in the sparse-checkout file. +'init':: + Enable the `core.sparseCheckout` setting. If the + sparse-checkout file does not exist, then populate it with + patterns that match every file in the root directory and + no other directories, then will remove all directories tracked + by Git. Add patterns to the sparse-checkout file to + repopulate the working directory. ++ +To avoid interfering with other worktrees, it first enables the +`extensions.worktreeConfig` setting and makes sure to set the +`core.sparseCheckout` setting in the worktree-specific config file. SPARSE CHECKOUT --------------- |