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From: Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>
To: Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Cc: Git Mailing List <git@vger.kernel.org>,
	Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>,
	Derrick Stolee <dstolee@microsoft.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 01/17] sparse-checkout: create builtin with 'list' subcommand
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2019 15:01:07 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CABPp-BEc3s6UhMN2d+K7xbMCGG=QSP3cQSCob47OWcuFzzw6Zw@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <30a0db68cd141bab5a9fb63e26e767579a42249c.1570478905.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>

On Mon, Oct 7, 2019 at 1:08 PM Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
<gitgitgadget@gmail.com> wrote:
> +SPARSE CHECKOUT
> +----------------
> +
> +"Sparse checkout" allows populating the working directory sparsely.
> +It uses the skip-worktree bit (see linkgit:git-update-index[1]) to tell
> +Git whether a file in the working directory is worth looking at. If
> +the skip-worktree bit is set, then the file is ignored in the working
> +directory. Git will not populate the contents of those files, which
> +makes a sparse checkout helpful when working in a repository with many
> +files, but only a few are important to the current user.
> +
> +The `$GIT_DIR/info/sparse-checkout` file is used to define the
> +skip-worktree reference bitmap. When Git updates the working
> +directory, it updates the skip-worktree bits in the index based
> +ont this file. The files matching the patterns in the file will

s/ont/on/

> +appear in the working directory, and the rest will not.
> +
> +## FULL PATTERN SET
> +
> +By default, the sparse-checkout file uses the same syntax as `.gitignore`
> +files.
> +
> +While `$GIT_DIR/info/sparse-checkout` is usually used to specify what
> +files are included, you can also specify what files are _not_ included,
> +using negative patterns. For example, to remove the file `unwanted`:
> +
> +----------------
> +/*
> +!unwanted
> +----------------
> +
> +Another tricky thing is fully repopulating the working directory when you
> +no longer want sparse checkout. You cannot just disable "sparse
> +checkout" because skip-worktree bits are still in the index and your working
> +directory is still sparsely populated. You should re-populate the working
> +directory with the `$GIT_DIR/info/sparse-checkout` file content as
> +follows:
> +
> +----------------
> +/*
> +----------------
> +
> +Then you can disable sparse checkout. Sparse checkout support in 'git
> +checkout' and similar commands is disabled by default. You need to
> +set `core.sparseCheckout` to `true` in order to have sparse checkout
> +support.

Looks like these disappear by the end of the series, so no need to
comment on them.  Thanks for all the fixes, other than the trivial
typo above, this patch looks good.

  reply	other threads:[~2019-10-11 22:01 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 196+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2019-08-20 15:11 [PATCH 0/9] [RFC] New sparse-checkout builtin and "cone" mode Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-08-20 15:11 ` [PATCH 1/9] sparse-checkout: create builtin with 'list' subcommand Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-08-23 22:30   ` Elijah Newren
2019-08-20 15:11 ` [PATCH 2/9] sparse-checkout: create 'init' subcommand Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-08-23 23:02   ` Elijah Newren
2019-09-11 14:27     ` Derrick Stolee
2019-09-11 20:28     ` Derrick Stolee
2019-08-20 15:11 ` [PATCH 3/9] clone: add --sparse mode Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-08-23 23:17   ` Elijah Newren
2019-09-18 13:51     ` Derrick Stolee
2019-08-20 15:11 ` [PATCH 4/9] sparse-checkout: 'add' subcommand Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-08-23 23:30   ` Elijah Newren
2019-09-18 13:55     ` Derrick Stolee
2019-09-18 14:56       ` Elijah Newren
2019-09-18 17:23         ` Derrick Stolee
2019-08-20 15:11 ` [PATCH 5/9] sparse-checkout: create 'disable' subcommand Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-08-23 23:50   ` Elijah Newren
2019-08-20 15:11 ` [PATCH 6/9] trace2:experiment: clear_ce_flags_1 Jeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget
2019-08-24  0:08   ` Elijah Newren
2019-08-20 15:11 ` [PATCH 7/9] sparse-checkout: add 'cone' mode Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-08-24  0:31   ` Elijah Newren
2019-08-20 15:11 ` [PATCH 8/9] sparse-checkout: use hashmaps for cone patterns Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-08-24  4:56   ` Elijah Newren
2019-08-20 15:11 ` [PATCH 9/9] sparse-checkout: init and add in cone mode Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-08-24  5:07   ` Elijah Newren
2019-08-21 21:52 ` [PATCH 0/9] [RFC] New sparse-checkout builtin and "cone" mode Elijah Newren
2019-08-22 13:10   ` Derrick Stolee
2019-08-22 14:25     ` Derrick Stolee
2019-08-24  5:40     ` Elijah Newren
2019-08-26 13:29       ` Derrick Stolee
2019-08-26 18:16         ` Elijah Newren
2019-08-26 19:16           ` Derrick Stolee
2019-09-02 17:55       ` Eric Sunshine
2019-09-19 14:43 ` [PATCH v2 00/11] " Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-09-19 14:43   ` [PATCH v2 01/11] sparse-checkout: create builtin with 'list' subcommand Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-05 19:22     ` Elijah Newren
2019-09-19 14:43   ` [PATCH v2 02/11] sparse-checkout: create 'init' subcommand Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-05 19:34     ` Elijah Newren
2019-09-19 14:43   ` [PATCH v2 03/11] clone: add --sparse mode Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-05 19:40     ` Elijah Newren
2019-10-07 13:56       ` Derrick Stolee
2019-09-19 14:43   ` [PATCH v2 05/11] sparse-checkout: add '--stdin' option to set subcommand Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-09-19 14:43   ` [PATCH v2 04/11] sparse-checkout: 'set' subcommand Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-05 22:44     ` Elijah Newren
2019-10-06  0:30       ` Elijah Newren
2019-10-07 18:26         ` Derrick Stolee
2019-10-11 22:24           ` Elijah Newren
2019-09-19 14:43   ` [PATCH v2 06/11] sparse-checkout: create 'disable' subcommand Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-06  4:10     ` Elijah Newren
2019-10-07 19:12       ` Derrick Stolee
2019-09-19 14:43   ` [PATCH v2 07/11] trace2: add region in clear_ce_flags Jeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget
2019-10-06  4:13     ` Elijah Newren
2019-09-19 14:43   ` [PATCH v2 08/11] sparse-checkout: add 'cone' mode Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-06  4:22     ` Elijah Newren
2019-10-07 19:15       ` Derrick Stolee
2019-09-19 14:43   ` [PATCH v2 09/11] sparse-checkout: use hashmaps for cone patterns Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-09-19 20:59     ` Derrick Stolee
2019-09-20 14:37       ` Derrick Stolee
2019-09-19 14:43   ` [PATCH v2 10/11] sparse-checkout: init and set in cone mode Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-09-19 14:43   ` [PATCH v2 11/11] unpack-trees: hash less " Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-01 13:40   ` [PATCH v2 00/11] New sparse-checkout builtin and "cone" mode Derrick Stolee
2019-10-01 16:54     ` Elijah Newren
2019-10-01 18:15       ` Derrick Stolee
2019-10-03 22:28     ` Junio C Hamano
2019-10-07 20:08   ` [PATCH v3 00/17] " Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-07 20:08     ` [PATCH v3 01/17] sparse-checkout: create builtin with 'list' subcommand Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-11 22:01       ` Elijah Newren [this message]
2019-10-07 20:08     ` [PATCH v3 02/17] sparse-checkout: create 'init' subcommand Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-11 22:14       ` Elijah Newren
2019-10-14 20:22         ` Derrick Stolee
2019-10-07 20:08     ` [PATCH v3 03/17] clone: add --sparse mode Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-11 22:20       ` Elijah Newren
2019-10-07 20:08     ` [PATCH v3 04/17] sparse-checkout: 'set' subcommand Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-11 22:26       ` Elijah Newren
2019-10-11 22:30         ` Elijah Newren
2019-10-07 20:08     ` [PATCH v3 05/17] sparse-checkout: add '--stdin' option to set subcommand Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-11 22:27       ` Elijah Newren
2019-10-14 20:28         ` Derrick Stolee
2019-10-07 20:08     ` [PATCH v3 06/17] sparse-checkout: create 'disable' subcommand Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-07 20:08     ` [PATCH v3 07/17] trace2: add region in clear_ce_flags Jeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget
2019-10-07 20:08     ` [PATCH v3 08/17] sparse-checkout: add 'cone' mode Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-07 20:08     ` [PATCH v3 09/17] sparse-checkout: use hashmaps for cone patterns Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-07 20:08     ` [PATCH v3 10/17] sparse-checkout: init and set in cone mode Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-07 20:08     ` [PATCH v3 11/17] unpack-trees: hash less " Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-07 20:08     ` [PATCH v3 12/17] unpack-trees: add progress to clear_ce_flags() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-07 20:08     ` [PATCH v3 13/17] read-tree: show progress by default Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-12 22:16       ` Elijah Newren
2019-10-14 20:31         ` Derrick Stolee
2019-10-07 20:08     ` [PATCH v3 14/17] sparse-checkout: sanitize for nested folders Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-07 20:08     ` [PATCH v3 15/17] sparse-checkout: update working directory in-process Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-12 22:57       ` Elijah Newren
2019-10-14 20:39         ` Derrick Stolee
2019-10-07 20:08     ` [PATCH v3 16/17] sparse-checkout: write using lockfile Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-12 22:59       ` Elijah Newren
2019-10-14 20:41         ` Derrick Stolee
2019-10-07 20:08     ` [PATCH v3 17/17] sparse-checkout: cone mode should not interact with .gitignore Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-12 23:00       ` Elijah Newren
2019-10-12 23:22     ` [PATCH v3 00/17] New sparse-checkout builtin and "cone" mode Elijah Newren
2019-10-15 13:55     ` [PATCH v4 " Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-15 13:55       ` [PATCH v4 01/17] sparse-checkout: create builtin with 'list' subcommand Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-16 19:00         ` Elijah Newren
2019-10-21 12:10           ` Derrick Stolee
2019-10-18 16:07         ` SZEDER Gábor
2019-10-21 11:42           ` Derrick Stolee
2019-10-15 13:55       ` [PATCH v4 02/17] sparse-checkout: create 'init' subcommand Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-15 13:55       ` [PATCH v4 03/17] clone: add --sparse mode Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-15 13:55       ` [PATCH v4 04/17] sparse-checkout: 'set' subcommand Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-15 13:55       ` [PATCH v4 05/17] sparse-checkout: add '--stdin' option to set subcommand Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-15 13:55       ` [PATCH v4 06/17] sparse-checkout: create 'disable' subcommand Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-18 16:31         ` SZEDER Gábor
2019-10-15 13:55       ` [PATCH v4 07/17] trace2: add region in clear_ce_flags Jeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget
2019-10-15 13:55       ` [PATCH v4 08/17] sparse-checkout: add 'cone' mode Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-15 13:55       ` [PATCH v4 09/17] sparse-checkout: use hashmaps for cone patterns Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-18 15:31         ` SZEDER Gábor
2019-10-21 11:44           ` Derrick Stolee
2019-10-15 13:55       ` [PATCH v4 10/17] sparse-checkout: init and set in cone mode Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-15 13:55       ` [PATCH v4 11/17] unpack-trees: hash less " Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-15 13:55       ` [PATCH v4 12/17] unpack-trees: add progress to clear_ce_flags() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-15 13:56       ` [PATCH v4 13/17] read-tree: show progress by default Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-15 13:56       ` [PATCH v4 14/17] sparse-checkout: sanitize for nested folders Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-15 13:56       ` [PATCH v4 15/17] sparse-checkout: update working directory in-process Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-18 20:24         ` SZEDER Gábor
2019-10-18 20:40           ` SZEDER Gábor
2019-10-21 11:59             ` Derrick Stolee
2019-10-15 13:56       ` [PATCH v4 16/17] sparse-checkout: write using lockfile Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-15 13:56       ` [PATCH v4 17/17] sparse-checkout: cone mode should not interact with .gitignore Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-16 20:07       ` [PATCH v4 00/17] New sparse-checkout builtin and "cone" mode Elijah Newren
2019-10-17 23:53       ` Jon Simons
2019-10-21 12:08         ` Derrick Stolee
2019-10-21 13:56       ` [PATCH v5 " Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-21 13:56         ` [PATCH v5 01/17] sparse-checkout: create builtin with 'list' subcommand Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-11-19 22:51           ` SZEDER Gábor
2019-10-21 13:56         ` [PATCH v5 02/17] sparse-checkout: create 'init' subcommand Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-11-19 14:33           ` SZEDER Gábor
2019-11-20 14:13             ` SZEDER Gábor
2019-11-21 11:49           ` SZEDER Gábor
2019-11-21 12:34             ` SZEDER Gábor
2019-11-21 14:28             ` Derrick Stolee
2019-11-21 15:27               ` SZEDER Gábor
2019-11-21 15:36                 ` Derrick Stolee
2019-11-21 16:37                   ` SZEDER Gábor
2019-11-21 17:01                     ` Elijah Newren
2019-11-21 17:15                       ` Derrick Stolee
2019-10-21 13:56         ` [PATCH v5 03/17] clone: add --sparse mode Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-21 13:56         ` [PATCH v5 04/17] sparse-checkout: 'set' subcommand Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-11-19 15:46           ` SZEDER Gábor
2019-11-21 13:04             ` Derrick Stolee
2019-11-21 13:36               ` SZEDER Gábor
2019-10-21 13:56         ` [PATCH v5 05/17] sparse-checkout: add '--stdin' option to set subcommand Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-11-21 11:21           ` SZEDER Gábor
2019-11-21 13:15             ` Derrick Stolee
2019-10-21 13:56         ` [PATCH v5 06/17] sparse-checkout: create 'disable' subcommand Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-11-19 16:15           ` SZEDER Gábor
2019-11-21 13:17             ` Derrick Stolee
2019-10-21 13:56         ` [PATCH v5 07/17] trace2: add region in clear_ce_flags Jeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget
2019-10-21 13:56         ` [PATCH v5 08/17] sparse-checkout: add 'cone' mode Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-11-19 17:36           ` SZEDER Gábor
2019-10-21 13:56         ` [PATCH v5 09/17] sparse-checkout: use hashmaps for cone patterns Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-21 13:56         ` [PATCH v5 10/17] sparse-checkout: init and set in cone mode Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-11-19 17:50           ` SZEDER Gábor
2019-11-21 13:45             ` Derrick Stolee
2019-10-21 13:56         ` [PATCH v5 11/17] unpack-trees: hash less " Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-21 13:56         ` [PATCH v5 12/17] unpack-trees: add progress to clear_ce_flags() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-21 13:56         ` [PATCH v5 13/17] read-tree: show progress by default Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-21 15:04           ` Phillip Wood
2019-10-21 15:14             ` Derrick Stolee
2019-10-23  3:48               ` Junio C Hamano
2019-10-23 12:50                 ` Derrick Stolee
2019-10-24 10:18                   ` Phillip Wood
2019-10-24 10:18                 ` Phillip Wood
2019-10-21 13:56         ` [PATCH v5 14/17] sparse-checkout: sanitize for nested folders Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-21 13:56         ` [PATCH v5 15/17] sparse-checkout: update working directory in-process Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-11-19 17:07           ` SZEDER Gábor
2019-10-21 13:56         ` [PATCH v5 16/17] sparse-checkout: write using lockfile Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-21 13:56         ` [PATCH v5 17/17] sparse-checkout: cone mode should not interact with .gitignore Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-10-23  3:52         ` [PATCH v5 00/17] New sparse-checkout builtin and "cone" mode Junio C Hamano
2019-11-21 22:04         ` [PATCH v6 00/19] " Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-11-21 22:04           ` [PATCH v6 01/19] sparse-checkout: create builtin with 'list' subcommand Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-11-21 22:04           ` [PATCH v6 02/19] sparse-checkout: create 'init' subcommand Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-11-21 22:04           ` [PATCH v6 03/19] clone: add --sparse mode Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-11-21 22:04           ` [PATCH v6 04/19] sparse-checkout: 'set' subcommand Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-11-21 22:04           ` [PATCH v6 05/19] sparse-checkout: add '--stdin' option to set subcommand Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-11-21 22:04           ` [PATCH v6 06/19] sparse-checkout: create 'disable' subcommand Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-11-21 22:04           ` [PATCH v6 07/19] trace2: add region in clear_ce_flags Jeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget
2019-11-21 22:04           ` [PATCH v6 08/19] sparse-checkout: add 'cone' mode Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-11-21 22:04           ` [PATCH v6 09/19] sparse-checkout: use hashmaps for cone patterns Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-11-21 22:04           ` [PATCH v6 10/19] sparse-checkout: init and set in cone mode Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-11-21 22:04           ` [PATCH v6 11/19] unpack-trees: hash less " Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-11-21 22:04           ` [PATCH v6 12/19] unpack-trees: add progress to clear_ce_flags() Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-11-21 22:04           ` [PATCH v6 13/19] sparse-checkout: sanitize for nested folders Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-11-21 22:04           ` [PATCH v6 14/19] sparse-checkout: update working directory in-process Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-11-21 22:04           ` [PATCH v6 15/19] sparse-checkout: use in-process update for disable subcommand Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-11-21 22:04           ` [PATCH v6 16/19] sparse-checkout: write using lockfile Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-11-21 22:04           ` [PATCH v6 17/19] sparse-checkout: cone mode should not interact with .gitignore Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-11-21 22:04           ` [PATCH v6 18/19] sparse-checkout: update working directory in-process for 'init' Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2019-11-21 22:04           ` [PATCH v6 19/19] sparse-checkout: check for dirty status Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget

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