> On Wed, Jan 24, 2018 at 11:11 AM, Jessie Hernandez > <git@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> I am trying to get a sparse checkout in a linked worktree but cannot get >> it working. I have tried the following >> * git worktree add /some/new/path/new-branch --no-checkout >> * git config core.sparseCheckout true >> * <add the directory I would like to checkout out to >> $GIT_DIR/info/sparse-checkout> >> * cd /some/new/path/new-branch >> * git read-tree -mu sparse-checkout >> But I still end up with a fully populated worktree. >> Is there something I am missing or doing wrong? > The sparse-checkout file is specific to each worktree, which allows you to control "sparsity" on a worktree by worktree basis. Therefore, you should create $GIT_DIR/worktrees/<id>/info/sparse-checkout instead (where <id> is "new-branch" in your example). Right this seems to work indeed. Thank you. Would it help if this was added to the documentation of git-read-tree Regards, Jessie
