Re: [PATCH v4 09/10] Documentation: clarify/correct a few sparsity related statements
On 14/12/21 11.09, Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget wrote:
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> --sparse::
> - Initialize the sparse-checkout file so the working
> - directory starts with only the files in the root
> - of the repository. The sparse-checkout file can be
> - modified to grow the working directory as needed.
> + Employ a sparse-checkout, with only files in the toplevel
> + directory initially being present. The
> + linkgit:git-sparse-checkout[1] command can be used to grow the
> + working directory as needed.
>
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> It uses the skip-worktree bit (see linkgit:git-update-index[1]) to tell
> Git whether a file in the working directory is worth looking at. If
> the skip-worktree bit is set, then the file is ignored in the working
> -directory. Git will not populate the contents of those files, which
> +directory. Git will avoid populating the contents of those files, which
> makes a sparse checkout helpful when working in a repository with many
> files, but only a few are important to the current user.
>
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