# \[PATCH 12/27\] ls-files: ensure full index

- From: Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget \<hidden\>
- Date: 2021-03-16 21:18:27 
- List: git
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/git/2021/03/7880214
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/git/2021/03/7880207/t.md

```text
From: Derrick Stolee <redacted>

Before iterating over all cache entries, ensure that a sparse index is
expanded to a full one to avoid missing files.

Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee <redacted>
---
 builtin/ls-files.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/builtin/ls-files.c b/builtin/ls-files.c
index 76a0d35c1a01..8fbef2b14f29 100644
--- a/builtin/ls-files.c
+++ b/builtin/ls-files.c
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ static void show_files(struct repository *repo, struct dir_struct *dir)
 
 	if (!(show_cached || show_stage || show_deleted || show_modified))
 		return;
+	ensure_full_index(repo->index);
 	for (i = 0; i < repo->index->cache_nr; i++) {
 		const struct cache_entry *ce = repo->index->cache[i];
 		struct stat st;
@@ -495,6 +496,7 @@ void overlay_tree_on_index(struct index_state *istate,
 		die("bad tree-ish %s", tree_name);
 
 	/* Hoist the unmerged entries up to stage #3 to make room */
+	ensure_full_index(istate);
 	for (i = 0; i < istate->cache_nr; i++) {
 		struct cache_entry *ce = istate->cache[i];
 		if (!ce_stage(ce))
-- 
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```