Re: What's cooking in git.git (Aug 2025, #10; Fri, 22)

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> * ds/sparse-checkout-clean (2025-07-16) 9 commits
>  - sparse-checkout: make 'clean' clear more files
>  - t: expand tests around sparse merges and clean
>  - sparse-index: point users to new 'clean' action
>  - sparse-checkout: add --verbose option to 'clean'
>  - dir: add generic "walk all files" helper
>  - sparse-checkout: match some 'clean' behavior
>  - sparse-checkout: add basics of 'clean' command
>  - sparse-checkout: remove use of the_repository
>  - Merge branch 'ac/deglobal-sparse-variables' into ds/sparse-checkout-clean
>  (this branch uses ac/deglobal-sparse-variables.)
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>  "git sparse-checkout" subcommand learned a new "clean" action to
>  prune otherwise unused working-tree files that are outside the
>  areas of interest.
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>  Needs to wait for the base topic to solidify.
>  source: <pull.1941.v2.git.1752716054.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>