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Re: [PATCH v2 7/9] git-sparse-checkout.txt: flesh out non-cone mode pattern discussion a bit

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Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>
Date
Apr 22, 2022, 02:30 UTC
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On Mon, Mar 14, 2022 at 1:57 PM Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
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> "Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> writes:
>
> >  INTERNALS -- FULL PATTERN SET
> >  -----------------------------
> >
> > -By default, the sparse-checkout file uses the same syntax as `.gitignore`
> > -files.
> > -
> > -While `$GIT_DIR/info/sparse-checkout` is usually used to specify what
> > -files are included, you can also specify what files are _not_ included,
> > -using negative patterns. For example, to remove the file `unwanted`:
> > +As noted above, the sparse-checkout file uses the same syntax as
> > +`.gitignore` files; see linkgit:gitignore[5] for details.  Here,
>
> Here, following the suggestion to fix the early part of "Cone mode
> patterns" section, move the "it is more flexible but requires more
> cycles to process" you had there to replace the "As noted above".

Makes sense; I'll restructure it with this and some of the other modifications you mentioned earlier to simplify the cone mode discussion.

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  1. 0/9 sparse-checkout: make cone mode the defaultElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 8, 2022
  2. 3/9 git-sparse-checkout.txt: wording updates for the cone mode defaultElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 8, 2022
  3. 2/9 sparse-checkout: make --cone the defaultElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 8, 2022
  4. Derrick StoleeMar 8, 2022
  5. Elijah NewrenMar 12, 2022
  6. 1/9 tests: stop assuming --no-cone is the default mode for sparse-checkoutElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 8, 2022
  7. 4/9 git-sparse-checkout.txt: update docs for deprecation of 'init'Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 8, 2022
  8. 5/9 git-sparse-checkout.txt: shuffle some sections and mark as internalElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 8, 2022
  9. 6/9 git-sparse-checkout.txt: add a new EXAMPLES sectionElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 8, 2022
  10. Derrick StoleeMar 8, 2022
  11. Elijah NewrenMar 12, 2022
  12. 7/9 git-sparse-checkout.txt: flesh out non-cone mode pattern discussion a bitElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 8, 2022
  13. 8/9 git-sparse-checkout.txt: mark non-cone mode as deprecatedElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 8, 2022
  14. 9/9 Documentation: some sparsity wording clarificationsElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 8, 2022
  15. Derrick StoleeMar 8, 2022
  16. 0/9 sparse-checkout: make cone mode the defaultElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 12, 2022
  17. 2/9 sparse-checkout: make --cone the defaultElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 12, 2022
  18. Junio C HamanoMar 14, 2022
  19. Elijah NewrenApr 22, 2022
  20. 1/9 tests: stop assuming --no-cone is the default mode for sparse-checkoutElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 12, 2022
  21. Junio C HamanoMar 14, 2022
  22. Derrick StoleeMar 15, 2022
  23. 3/9 git-sparse-checkout.txt: wording updates for the cone mode defaultElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 12, 2022
  24. Junio C HamanoMar 14, 2022
  25. 4/9 git-sparse-checkout.txt: update docs for deprecation of 'init'Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 12, 2022
  26. Junio C HamanoMar 14, 2022
  27. Elijah NewrenApr 22, 2022
  28. Junio C HamanoApr 22, 2022
  29. 6/9 git-sparse-checkout.txt: add a new EXAMPLES sectionElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 12, 2022
  30. 5/9 git-sparse-checkout.txt: shuffle some sections and mark as internalElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 12, 2022
  31. Junio C HamanoMar 14, 2022
  32. Elijah NewrenApr 22, 2022
  33. 7/9 git-sparse-checkout.txt: flesh out non-cone mode pattern discussion a bitElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 12, 2022
  34. Junio C HamanoMar 14, 2022
  35. Elijah NewrenApr 22, 2022
  36. 8/9 git-sparse-checkout.txt: mark non-cone mode as deprecatedElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 12, 2022
  37. Junio C HamanoMar 14, 2022
  38. Elijah NewrenApr 22, 2022
  39. 9/9 Documentation: some sparsity wording clarificationsElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Mar 12, 2022
  40. Derrick StoleeMar 14, 2022
  41. Victoria DyeMar 14, 2022
  42. Junio C HamanoMar 14, 2022
  43. Junio C HamanoMar 14, 2022
  44. 0/9 sparse-checkout: make cone mode the defaultElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Apr 22, 2022
  45. 1/9 tests: stop assuming --no-cone is the default mode for sparse-checkoutElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Apr 22, 2022
  46. 2/9 sparse-checkout: make --cone the defaultElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Apr 22, 2022
  47. 3/9 git-sparse-checkout.txt: wording updates for the cone mode defaultElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Apr 22, 2022
  48. 4/9 git-sparse-checkout.txt: update docs for deprecation of 'init'Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Apr 22, 2022
  49. 5/9 git-sparse-checkout.txt: shuffle some sections and mark as internalElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Apr 22, 2022
  50. 9/9 Documentation: some sparsity wording clarificationsElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Apr 22, 2022
  51. 8/9 git-sparse-checkout.txt: mark non-cone mode as deprecatedElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Apr 22, 2022
  52. 7/9 git-sparse-checkout.txt: flesh out pattern set sections a bitElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Apr 22, 2022
  53. 6/9 git-sparse-checkout.txt: add a new EXAMPLES sectionElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Apr 22, 2022
  54. Derrick StoleeApr 25, 2022

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