On 14/12/21 11.09, Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget wrote:
--sparse:: - Initialize the sparse-checkout file so the working - directory starts with only the files in the root - of the repository. The sparse-checkout file can be - modified to grow the working directory as needed. + Employ a sparse-checkout, with only files in the toplevel + directory initially being present. The + linkgit:git-sparse-checkout[1] command can be used to grow the + working directory as needed.
s/toplevel/top-level/
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 +directory. Git will avoid populating 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.
Looks OK. -- An old man doll... just what I always wanted! - Clara
