# Re: \[PATCH v4 09/10\] Documentation: clarify/correct a few sparsity related statements

- From: Bagas Sanjaya \<hidden\>
- Date: 2021-12-14 07:38:39 
- List: git
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/git/2021/12/7915720
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/git/2021/12/7913937/t.md

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On 14/12/21 11.09, Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget wrote:
>   --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.
>   

s/toplevel/top-level/

>   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.
>   

Looks OK.

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