Re: [PATCH] sparse-checkout.txt: new document with sparse-checkout directions

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On Tue, Sep 27, 2022 at 9:42 AM Derrick Stolee <derrickstolee@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On 9/26/2022 4:08 PM, Victoria Dye wrote:
[...]
> > 1. This could be a "me" problem, but I regularly struggle with "sparse"
> >    having different meanings in similar contexts. For example, a "sparse
> >    directory" is one *with* 'SKIP_WORKTREE' applied vs. "the sparse portion
> >    of the repo"  here refers to the files *without* 'SKIP_WORKTREE' applied.
> >    A quick note/section outlining some standard terminology would be
> >    immensely helpful.
>
> This difference is absolutely my fault, and maybe we should consider
> fixing this problem by renaming sparse directories something else.

Hey now, don't reviewers also get some of the "credit"?  ;-)

> Perhaps "skipped directory" would be a better name?

Sounds reasonable to me.



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