From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS53758 23.128.96.0/24 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.8 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI, SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_PASS shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8558A1F953 for ; Fri, 10 Dec 2021 03:56:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S236607AbhLJEAC (ORCPT ); Thu, 9 Dec 2021 23:00:02 -0500 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:52538 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S236522AbhLJD75 (ORCPT ); Thu, 9 Dec 2021 22:59:57 -0500 Received: from mail-wr1-x42d.google.com (mail-wr1-x42d.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4864:20::42d]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 9B13AC061746 for ; Thu, 9 Dec 2021 19:56:22 -0800 (PST) Received: by mail-wr1-x42d.google.com with SMTP id d24so13029167wra.0 for ; Thu, 09 Dec 2021 19:56:22 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20210112; h=message-id:in-reply-to:references:from:date:subject:fcc :content-transfer-encoding:mime-version:to:cc; bh=5VRL/COZrrE2C/RlI8KN2PlRId4Ot6isrchZ2ZL3zR4=; b=gvsG+/adBlRkDwiA3YyEZ2poDKZfFzo+hU+dlJZkVF4aqstvmSeXVeDxea4atzVaBk iIZwh3BKtolm+Xe0VmPRmPxKR4ngAEOfdROH0BxI7t9D+B7KZ7UFQUys0YFH26CUttDi CJHC/PucIzOh/GIC6tErMYC5i35n7wdD4mhrDSZjUixqfByPuGf7r9dyP7QiLBBvLFdW vjp0tolILwPWH700IS2MRfi6otWPLX8PMaxUGpUg7bXWm93IYsL/0gGAQ3iBPJsptRq9 Y1w/+48eveJzmMnMRJPvGGEa6201VBEEEBK2H7sBHd4iMbNM2bnUbPUxROc6+XtfToEy tBSA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20210112; h=x-gm-message-state:message-id:in-reply-to:references:from:date :subject:fcc:content-transfer-encoding:mime-version:to:cc; bh=5VRL/COZrrE2C/RlI8KN2PlRId4Ot6isrchZ2ZL3zR4=; b=ggU2E+QlvTC2Qlg9gIXH03653BhgbhchfV1ULBoKh+RYn6FuuKE4gbnPfTP64JKUHe +1767XRNgCNetaiACBnezLiGDU+5v55C+fdttoCx+6Ev8ehPA31whqloM3aiiazibYTU wcgnEuAxzZnKO+/FHCwByDHQF7oyllL0kL9qM4dY5t+s4/0oUSAghm6d0dul9g2J/M5Y UzrKQHxo+StmQM++E584oPX7sr3V2wsZQMJO8z5paDIOhbMnyzCXVwuXrrzlMIeEtXSL ZZyY0TCM8CI5i4FxYMnhr3EAlV0wE2HNFhgqhIbfmCyFm2C2QpRp46XQ1Stkn3ULS+k4 S4yA== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM531fB/2qg5x7KWMTCbE7m9kxViSbWCKzDLgFGatyaKJc8wF8ATiI yi41ax238hYfz3NtH0CwpFoO3XR1XqE= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJwWoZ3kZXtOe1CfwsxmFCdVYjBps84pCsWP/ah7HKR9vKmRoJgOjxR/ULVb3vOaE3/cDoMJOg== X-Received: by 2002:a05:6000:18a3:: with SMTP id b3mr11113506wri.343.1639108580932; Thu, 09 Dec 2021 19:56:20 -0800 (PST) Received: from [127.0.0.1] ([13.74.141.28]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id f19sm12045953wmq.34.2021.12.09.19.56.20 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Thu, 09 Dec 2021 19:56:20 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <11a45920602981871582d11a79be9e95e33b8acc.1639108573.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: References: From: "Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget" Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2021 03:56:12 +0000 Subject: [PATCH v3 09/10] Documentation: clarify/correct a few sparsity related statements Fcc: Sent Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit MIME-Version: 1.0 To: git@vger.kernel.org Cc: Derrick Stolee , Lessley Dennington , Victoria Dye , Elijah Newren , Elijah Newren , Elijah Newren Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org From: Elijah Newren Reviewed-by: Derrick Stolee Reviewed-by: Victoria Dye Signed-off-by: Elijah Newren --- Documentation/git-clone.txt | 8 ++++---- Documentation/git-sparse-checkout.txt | 2 +- 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git-clone.txt b/Documentation/git-clone.txt index 3fe3810f1ce..b348a71fc68 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-clone.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-clone.txt @@ -167,10 +167,10 @@ objects from the source repository into a pack in the cloned repository. configuration variables are created. --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. --filter=:: Use the partial clone feature and request that the server sends diff --git a/Documentation/git-sparse-checkout.txt b/Documentation/git-sparse-checkout.txt index 72fcb6b2acc..9a4b43c105b 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-sparse-checkout.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-sparse-checkout.txt @@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ SPARSE CHECKOUT 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. -- gitgitgadget