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From: "Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
To: git@vger.kernel.org
Cc: gitster@pobox.com, newren@gmail.com,
	Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>, Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com>,
	Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 6/8] sparse-index: point users to new 'clean' action
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2025 01:34:12 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <d6dbc0b5ca9cdcd5956e02a0fe603b170dbae1ce.1752716054.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <pull.1941.v2.git.1752716054.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>

From: Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com>

In my experience, the most-common reason that the sparse index must
expand to a full one is because there is some leftover file in a tracked
directory that is now outside of the sparse-checkout. The new 'git
sparse-checkout clean' command will find and delete these directories,
so point users to it when they hit the sparse index expansion advice.

Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com>
---
 sparse-index.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/sparse-index.c b/sparse-index.c
index ff33b8516b9f..cbf2bf618c37 100644
--- a/sparse-index.c
+++ b/sparse-index.c
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ int give_advice_on_expansion = 1;
 	"Your working directory likely has contents that are outside of\n"     \
 	"your sparse-checkout patterns. Use 'git sparse-checkout list' to\n"   \
 	"see your sparse-checkout definition and compare it to your working\n" \
-	"directory contents. Running 'git clean' may assist in this cleanup."
+	"directory contents. Running 'git sparse-checkout clean' may assist\n" \
+	"in this cleanup."
 
 struct modify_index_context {
 	struct index_state *write;
-- 
gitgitgadget


  parent reply	other threads:[~2025-07-17  1:34 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 69+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2025-07-08 11:19 [PATCH 0/3] sparse-checkout: add 'clean' command Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-07-08 11:19 ` [PATCH 1/3] sparse-checkout: remove use of the_repository Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-07-08 20:49   ` Elijah Newren
2025-07-08 20:59   ` Junio C Hamano
2025-07-08 11:19 ` [PATCH 2/3] sparse-checkout: add 'clean' command Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-07-08 12:15   ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-07-08 20:30     ` Junio C Hamano
2025-07-08 21:20   ` Junio C Hamano
2025-07-09 14:39     ` Derrick Stolee
2025-07-09 16:46       ` Junio C Hamano
2025-07-08 21:43   ` Elijah Newren
2025-07-09 16:13     ` Derrick Stolee
2025-07-09 17:35       ` Elijah Newren
2025-07-15 13:38         ` Derrick Stolee
2025-07-15 17:17           ` Elijah Newren
2025-07-08 11:19 ` [PATCH 3/3] sparse-index: point users to new 'clean' action Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-07-08 21:45   ` Elijah Newren
2025-07-08 12:15 ` [PATCH 0/3] sparse-checkout: add 'clean' command Patrick Steinhardt
2025-07-08 20:36 ` Elijah Newren
2025-07-08 22:01   ` Elijah Newren
2025-07-08 23:41 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-07-09 15:41   ` Derrick Stolee
2025-07-17  1:34 ` [PATCH v2 0/8] " Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-07-17  1:34   ` [PATCH v2 1/8] sparse-checkout: remove use of the_repository Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-07-17  1:34   ` [PATCH v2 2/8] sparse-checkout: add basics of 'clean' command Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-08-05 21:32     ` Elijah Newren
2025-09-11 13:37       ` Derrick Stolee
2025-07-17  1:34   ` [PATCH v2 3/8] sparse-checkout: match some 'clean' behavior Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-08-05 22:06     ` Elijah Newren
2025-09-11 13:52       ` Derrick Stolee
2025-07-17  1:34   ` [PATCH v2 4/8] dir: add generic "walk all files" helper Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-08-05 22:22     ` Elijah Newren
2025-07-17  1:34   ` [PATCH v2 5/8] sparse-checkout: add --verbose option to 'clean' Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-08-05 22:22     ` Elijah Newren
2025-09-11 14:06       ` Derrick Stolee
2025-07-17  1:34   ` Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget [this message]
2025-07-17  1:34   ` [PATCH v2 7/8] t: expand tests around sparse merges and clean Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-07-17  1:34   ` [PATCH v2 8/8] sparse-checkout: make 'clean' clear more files Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-08-06  0:21     ` Elijah Newren
2025-09-11 15:26       ` Derrick Stolee
2025-09-11 16:21         ` Derrick Stolee
2025-08-28 23:22   ` [PATCH v2 0/8] sparse-checkout: add 'clean' command Junio C Hamano
2025-08-29  0:15     ` Elijah Newren
2025-08-29  0:27       ` Junio C Hamano
2025-08-29 21:03         ` Junio C Hamano
2025-08-30 13:41           ` Derrick Stolee
2025-09-12 10:30   ` [PATCH v3 0/7] " Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-09-12 10:30     ` [PATCH v3 1/7] sparse-checkout: remove use of the_repository Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-09-12 10:30     ` [PATCH v3 2/7] sparse-checkout: add basics of 'clean' command Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-10-07 22:49       ` Elijah Newren
2025-10-20 14:16         ` Derrick Stolee
2025-09-12 10:30     ` [PATCH v3 3/7] sparse-checkout: match some 'clean' behavior Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-09-12 10:30     ` [PATCH v3 4/7] dir: add generic "walk all files" helper Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-09-12 10:30     ` [PATCH v3 5/7] sparse-checkout: add --verbose option to 'clean' Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-09-15 18:09       ` Derrick Stolee
2025-09-15 19:12         ` Junio C Hamano
2025-09-16  2:00           ` Derrick Stolee
2025-09-12 10:30     ` [PATCH v3 6/7] sparse-index: point users to new 'clean' action Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-10-07 22:53       ` Elijah Newren
2025-10-20 14:17         ` Derrick Stolee
2025-09-12 10:30     ` [PATCH v3 7/7] t: expand tests around sparse merges and clean Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2025-09-12 16:12     ` [PATCH v3 0/7] sparse-checkout: add 'clean' command Junio C Hamano
2025-09-26 13:40       ` Derrick Stolee
2025-09-26 18:58         ` Elijah Newren
2025-10-07 23:07     ` Elijah Newren
2025-10-20 14:25       ` Derrick Stolee
2025-10-20 14:24     ` [PATCH 8/8] sparse-index: improve advice message instructions Derrick Stolee
2025-10-20 16:29       ` Junio C Hamano
2025-10-24  2:22       ` Elijah Newren

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