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Re: sparse checkout syntax does not work in git version 1.9.5.msysgit.0

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Duy Nguyen <pclouds@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 25, 2015, 14:06 UTC
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On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 5:41 AM, samt <sam777t@gmail.com> wrote:
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> The platform is Windows server 2008
> Git version is 1.9.5.msysgit.0
>
> I have a repository and I want EVERYTHING in the repository to be checked
> out into the workspace EXCEPT one directory.  I have a machine with  git
> version 1.7.8.msysgit.0 and the following syntax in
> .git/info/sparse-checkout file works fine:
>
> /*
> !engine/testdata/scenarios

It works for me. I rebuilt v1.9.5.msysgit.0 on linux and tested that version. I changed line ending to cr/lf and it was still ok. Are you sure there's no trailing spaces in that file? Maybe you can copy that file to another test repo, rename it to .gitignore and see if it ignores files correctly.

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> This syntax does not seem to work with 1.9.5.msysgit.0  version. I have
> tried to alter the syntax based on some suggestions on the internet, but
> none of the combinations work. Git still attempts to checkout the directory
> that I do not want.  Does anyone know what syntax works for version
> 1.9.5.msysgit.0 ? Thanks.

-- Duy

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  1. samtFeb 23, 2015
  2. Duy NguyenFeb 25, 2015

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