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@@ -358,6 +358,10 @@ GIT_TEST_INDEX_VERSION=<n> exercises the index read/write code path
 for the index version specified.  Can be set to any valid version
 (currently 2, 3, or 4).
 
+GIT_TEST_PACK_SPARSE=<boolean> if enabled will default the pack-objects
+builtin to use the sparse object walk. This can still be overridden by
+the --no-sparse command-line argument.
+
 GIT_TEST_PRELOAD_INDEX=<boolean> exercises the preload-index code path
 by overriding the minimum number of cache entries required per thread.