From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.180.0/23 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.0 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI,T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 78C7B1F404 for ; Tue, 30 Jan 2018 14:25:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752165AbeA3OZ1 (ORCPT ); Tue, 30 Jan 2018 09:25:27 -0500 Received: from smtpq1.mnd.mail.iss.as9143.net ([212.54.34.164]:48846 "EHLO smtpq1.mnd.mail.iss.as9143.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751660AbeA3OZ0 (ORCPT ); Tue, 30 Jan 2018 09:25:26 -0500 Received: from [212.54.34.116] (helo=smtp8.mnd.mail.iss.as9143.net) by smtpq1.mnd.mail.iss.as9143.net with esmtp (Exim 4.86_2) (envelope-from ) id 1egWqh-0001jQ-Tw for git@vger.kernel.org; Tue, 30 Jan 2018 15:25:23 +0100 Received: from 53544873.cm-6-5b.dynamic.ziggo.nl ([83.84.72.115] helo=jessiehernandez.com) by smtp8.mnd.mail.iss.as9143.net with esmtp (Exim 4.86_2) (envelope-from ) id 1egWqh-00078W-Sb for git@vger.kernel.org; Tue, 30 Jan 2018 15:25:23 +0100 Received: by jessiehernandez.com (Postfix, from userid 112) id B9C9A223F3; Tue, 30 Jan 2018 15:25:23 +0100 (CET) Received: from mail.jessiehernandez.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by jessiehernandez.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 98E48223DE; Tue, 30 Jan 2018 15:25:04 +0100 (CET) Received: from 217.150.190.17 (SquirrelMail authenticated user pi) by mail.jessiehernandez.com with HTTP; Tue, 30 Jan 2018 15:25:04 +0100 Message-ID: <615c04025165d0dff9d6e6b66bf11a41.squirrel@mail.jessiehernandez.com> Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2018 15:25:04 +0100 Subject: Re: Creating sparse checkout in a new linked git worktree From: "Jessie Hernandez" To: "Eric Sunshine" Cc: git@jessiehernandez.com, "Git List" Reply-To: git@jessiehernandez.co User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.23 [SVN] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal X-SourceIP: 83.84.72.115 X-Ziggo-spambar: / X-Ziggo-spamscore: 0.0 X-Ziggo-spamreport: CMAE Analysis: v=2.3 cv=HeM6sBM8 c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=n+ob1Bm1t1G9OO4azozuvA==:17 a=8nJEP1OIZ-IA:10 a=RgaUWeydRksA:10 a=CdBCPKDxAAAA:8 a=M66tnWKMBTLaxiG1AIQA:9 a=wPNLvfGTeEIA:10 a=lDjxF1AZmdN7bNtopFhl:22 none X-Ziggo-Spam-Status: No Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org > On Wed, Jan 24, 2018 at 11:11 AM, Jessie Hernandez > 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 >> * > $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//info/sparse-checkout instead (where 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