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@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
[-o <name>] [-b <name>] [-u <upload-pack>] [--reference <repository>]
[--separate-git-dir <git dir>]
[--depth <depth>] [--[no-]single-branch]
+ [--sparse-checkout <path>]
[--recursive | --recurse-submodules] [--] <repository>
[<directory>]
@@ -212,6 +213,10 @@ objects from the source repository into a pack in the cloned repository.
The result is Git repository can be separated from working
tree.
+--sparse-checkout <path>::
+ Perform the initial checkout as a sparse checkout, checking out only the
+ paths specified by this option. This option may occur multiple times, with
+ one path per instance.
<repository>::
The (possibly remote) repository to clone from. See the