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authorDerrick Stolee <dstolee@microsoft.com>2019-11-21 22:04:33 +0000
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2019-11-22 16:11:43 +0900
commit94c0956b60969bbbb3ead19638d52591a59d713c (patch)
treef0c12fc430aa90b015adb130705feff3c926c0d8 /.gitignore
parentd9f6f3b6195a0ca35642561e530798ad1469bd41 (diff)
downloadgit-94c0956b60969bbbb3ead19638d52591a59d713c.tar.gz
sparse-checkout: create builtin with 'list' subcommand
The sparse-checkout feature is mostly hidden to users, as its only documentation is supplementary information in the docs for 'git read-tree'. In addition, users need to know how to edit the .git/info/sparse-checkout file with the right patterns, then run the appropriate 'git read-tree -mu HEAD' command. Keeping the working directory in sync with the sparse-checkout file requires care. Begin an effort to make the sparse-checkout feature a porcelain feature by creating a new 'git sparse-checkout' builtin. This builtin will be the preferred mechanism for manipulating the sparse-checkout file and syncing the working directory. The documentation provided is adapted from the "git read-tree" documentation with a few edits for clarity in the new context. Extra sections are added to hint toward a future change to a more restricted pattern set. Helped-by: Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee <dstolee@microsoft.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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/git-show-branch
/git-show-index
/git-show-ref
+/git-sparse-checkout
/git-stage
/git-stash
/git-status