A working copy of version controlled code which doesn't include the whole repository.
Questions tagged [sparse-checkout]
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Download newly sparse checkedout files when pulling in git
Lets say I create a git repo. I enable sparse checkout and then I add some files in git/info/sparse-checkout.
After that, i add a origin and pull. Now i will only have the files matching the pattern in the sparse-checkout file.
Now I'd like to add…

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Undo git checkout.. with a twist
First of all, let me make one thing clear: although there are a LOT of questions about undoing a git checkout, this is not (at least as far as I can assess) a duplicate question.
Now let me explain my use-case:
I am using the sparse-checkout feature…

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How to checkout or clone a folder without downloading its parent folder
I want to checkout only a folder from gitlab without its parent folder and other parent folder in the hierarchy.
Our gitlab repository structure is something like this hybris/bin/custom/asamp. There are other folders parallel to asamp folder. I only…

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Sparse-checkout in git v28.0.0?
In git 26.0.2 I was able to perform these steps:
git worktree add --no-checkout ../test_git26 git26
cd ../test_git26
git sparse-checkout init --con
git sparse-checkout set Q/
ls
This ended nicely with one directory in worktree :
Exactly same steps…

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Does sparse-checkout act on tracked file?
My local and remote server both are centos 7.
I tracked README.md in local repo with git version 1.8.3.1.When I revised README.md and push to remote bare repo, I don't want README.md to be checked out.
In remote repo,git version is 2.16.6,I set…

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having trouble with a git sparse checkout (folder)
here is my git server tree:
----a/
|--b/
|--c/
|--d/
|--e/
|--f/
|--g.txt
|--h.readme
here is my git version tree
---------------->master
|---->myBranch [files are up to date here]
here is…

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Reduce scope of sparse checkout of git
I have a repo with 3 subfolders: A, B, C
I do a checkout with A/ and B/ in sparse_checkout.
Now I want to remove B from my sparse view. How?
If I just rm -r B, or git rm -r B, or git rm -r --cached B then git wants to commit that removal to the…

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Git sparse checkout: adding directories to existing list is not recognized
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I managed to create a local git repository in my laptop by pulling a single subdirectory of the master branch in a remote repository. I have followed the instructions given in this post on https://stackoverflow.com/a/13738951/5459638. I…

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Sparse Checkout on Specific work directory
I am trying to accomplish the auto deploy of project to my shared hosting server.
What i am trying to accomplish is that the public directory needs to be checked out in the www directory, where as the other files and directories needs to checkout on…

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How do I convert full checkout to sparse checkout?
Having a full checkout of a repository, how can I convert it into a sparse checkout?

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How to pull and push sub directory in Git
My requirement is to pull and push files only for particular folder from the master repo. The method I am using is only helping me in pulling files for particular folder but not in pushing.
So in my master repo I have folder structure something…

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Conflicts during "svn update" from Windows command line
I'm using VisualSVN Server for my back-end SVN server (if that matters).
Below are two sets of commands. The first set creates a folder and then checks out a folder in SVN to that newly created Windows folder. The second set (single command) is…

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Partial SVN checkout and update depending on properties
Is it possible to use SVN properties to mark files/folders necessary to compile and run a part of a larger project. E.g. "config1:used" "config2:unused". i would like to do something like (Pseudocommand):
svn checkout URL[@REV] PATH .where…

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Git sparse-checkout on existing files
I'm trying to do a sparse checkout on an existing project with a whole repository checked out. The current structure is
database/
htdocs/
include/
But I only want include and certain folders from the htdocs directory.
So did the following:
git…

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How determine whether a MKS-sandbox is sparse or non-sparse from the command line?
how can I determine the sparse status of an MKS sandbox from the command line?
From the GUI, I can select a sandbox and open "Sandbox Information". If the check-box "Sparse" is set, the sandbox is sparse.
I like to determine this status from the…

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