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

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

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samt· Feb 23, 2015, 22:41 UTC · lore

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

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.

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Duy Nguyen· Feb 25, 2015, 14:06 UTC · re: samt · lore

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

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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