# Re: sparse checkout - weird behavior 3 messages from 2017-01-26 to 2017-01-26. Participants: Paul Hammant, Jeff King. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/44978 ## Paul Hammant, 2017-01-26 03:21 Subject: Re: sparse checkout - weird behavior Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CA%2B298Ujx2wH2WnoYiOaWKoneBrF_E5VUXXSMqecGgNLYS0Wemg%40mail.gmail.com ``` Related bug (maybe the same). Reproduction: $ git clone git@github.com:jekyll/jekyll.git --no-checkout Cloning into 'jekyll'... remote: Counting objects: 41331, done. remote: Compressing objects: 100% (5/5), done. remote: Total 41331 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 41326 Receiving objects: 100% (41331/41331), 11.91 MiB | 9.15 MiB/s, done. Resolving deltas: 100% (26530/26530), done. $ cd jekyll $ git config core.sparsecheckout true $ echo 'CONDUCT.markdown' > .git/info/sparse-checkout $ echo 'Gemfile' >> .git/info/sparse-checkout $ echo 'Rakefile' >> .git/info/sparse-checkout $ echo 'appveyor.yml' >> .git/info/sparse-checkout $ git checkout -- Your branch is up-to-date with 'origin/master'. $ ls CONDUCT.markdown Gemfile Rakefile appveyor.yml lib I was not expecting to see 'lib' in the resulting file list I didn't say so before - I'm on a Mac, with a homebrew installed Git 2.11.0 - Paul ``` ## Jeff King, 2017-01-26 04:59 Subject: Re: sparse checkout - weird behavior Message-ID: <20170126045936.wyleenuwunhrvbn2@sigill.intra.peff.net> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20170126045936.wyleenuwunhrvbn2%40sigill.intra.peff.net In-Reply-To: ``` On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 10:21:19PM -0500, Paul Hammant wrote: > Related bug (maybe the same). Reproduction: > > $ git clone git@github.com:jekyll/jekyll.git --no-checkout > Cloning into 'jekyll'... > remote: Counting objects: 41331, done. > remote: Compressing objects: 100% (5/5), done. > remote: Total 41331 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 41326 > Receiving objects: 100% (41331/41331), 11.91 MiB | 9.15 MiB/s, done. > Resolving deltas: 100% (26530/26530), done. > $ cd jekyll > $ git config core.sparsecheckout true > $ echo 'CONDUCT.markdown' > .git/info/sparse-checkout > $ echo 'Gemfile' >> .git/info/sparse-checkout > $ echo 'Rakefile' >> .git/info/sparse-checkout > $ echo 'appveyor.yml' >> .git/info/sparse-checkout > $ git checkout -- > Your branch is up-to-date with 'origin/master'. > $ ls > CONDUCT.markdown Gemfile Rakefile appveyor.yml lib > > I was not expecting to see 'lib' in the resulting file list Yep, I think this is the same problem. Inside lib, you get only "lib/theme_template/Gemfile", because it matches your unanchored pattern. Using "/Gemfile" in the sparse-checkout file fixes it. -Peff ``` ## Paul Hammant, 2017-01-26 11:20 Subject: Re: sparse checkout - weird behavior Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CA%2B298UhHyXvHZzuuVAz-KYuPJydKY4JksKyBPe%2BVjsL%2BzOn74Q%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: <20170126045936.wyleenuwunhrvbn2@sigill.intra.peff.net> ``` Well I feel a bit silly. Thanks for responding. On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 11:59 PM, Jeff King wrote: > On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 10:21:19PM -0500, Paul Hammant wrote: > >> Related bug (maybe the same). Reproduction: >> >> $ git clone git@github.com:jekyll/jekyll.git --no-checkout >> Cloning into 'jekyll'... >> remote: Counting objects: 41331, done. >> remote: Compressing objects: 100% (5/5), done. >> remote: Total 41331 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 41326 >> Receiving objects: 100% (41331/41331), 11.91 MiB | 9.15 MiB/s, done. >> Resolving deltas: 100% (26530/26530), done. >> $ cd jekyll >> $ git config core.sparsecheckout true >> $ echo 'CONDUCT.markdown' > .git/info/sparse-checkout >> $ echo 'Gemfile' >> .git/info/sparse-checkout >> $ echo 'Rakefile' >> .git/info/sparse-checkout >> $ echo 'appveyor.yml' >> .git/info/sparse-checkout >> $ git checkout -- >> Your branch is up-to-date with 'origin/master'. >> $ ls >> CONDUCT.markdown Gemfile Rakefile appveyor.yml lib >> >> I was not expecting to see 'lib' in the resulting file list > > Yep, I think this is the same problem. Inside lib, you get only > "lib/theme_template/Gemfile", because it matches your unanchored > pattern. Using "/Gemfile" in the sparse-checkout file fixes it. > > -Peff ```