1 files changed, 28 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/builtin/rm.c b/builtin/rm.c
index 4858631e0f..8a24c715e0 100644
--- a/builtin/rm.c
+++ b/builtin/rm.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 #define USE_THE_INDEX_COMPATIBILITY_MACROS
 #include "builtin.h"
+#include "advice.h"
 #include "config.h"
 #include "lockfile.h"
 #include "dir.h"
@@ -254,7 +255,7 @@ static struct option builtin_rm_options[] = {
 int cmd_rm(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
 	struct lock_file lock_file = LOCK_INIT;
-	int i;
+	int i, ret = 0;
 	struct pathspec pathspec;
 	char *seen;
 
@@ -293,8 +294,12 @@ int cmd_rm(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 	seen = xcalloc(pathspec.nr, 1);
 
+	/* TODO: audit for interaction with sparse-index. */
+	ensure_full_index(&the_index);
 	for (i = 0; i < active_nr; i++) {
 		const struct cache_entry *ce = active_cache[i];
+		if (ce_skip_worktree(ce))
+			continue;
 		if (!ce_path_match(&the_index, ce, &pathspec, seen))
 			continue;
 		ALLOC_GROW(list.entry, list.nr + 1, list.alloc);
@@ -308,25 +313,37 @@ int cmd_rm(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	if (pathspec.nr) {
 		const char *original;
 		int seen_any = 0;
+		char *skip_worktree_seen = NULL;
+		struct string_list only_match_skip_worktree = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
+
 		for (i = 0; i < pathspec.nr; i++) {
 			original = pathspec.items[i].original;
-			if (!seen[i]) {
-				if (!ignore_unmatch) {
-					die(_("pathspec '%s' did not match any files"),
-					    original);
-				}
-			}
-			else {
+			if (seen[i])
 				seen_any = 1;
-			}
+			else if (ignore_unmatch)
+				continue;
+			else if (matches_skip_worktree(&pathspec, i, &skip_worktree_seen))
+				string_list_append(&only_match_skip_worktree, original);
+			else
+				die(_("pathspec '%s' did not match any files"), original);
+
 			if (!recursive && seen[i] == MATCHED_RECURSIVELY)
 				die(_("not removing '%s' recursively without -r"),
 				    *original ? original : ".");
 		}
 
+		if (only_match_skip_worktree.nr) {
+			advise_on_updating_sparse_paths(&only_match_skip_worktree);
+			ret = 1;
+		}
+		free(skip_worktree_seen);
+		string_list_clear(&only_match_skip_worktree, 0);
+
 		if (!seen_any)
-			exit(0);
+			exit(ret);
 	}
+	clear_pathspec(&pathspec);
+	free(seen);
 
 	if (!index_only)
 		submodules_absorb_gitdir_if_needed();
@@ -405,5 +422,5 @@ int cmd_rm(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			       COMMIT_LOCK | SKIP_IF_UNCHANGED))
 		die(_("Unable to write new index file"));
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }