@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ test_expect_success 'git sparse-checkout list (populated)' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'git sparse-checkout init' '
-	git -C repo sparse-checkout init &&
+	git -C repo sparse-checkout init --no-cone &&
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
 	/*
 	!/*/

@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ test_expect_success 'init with existing sparse-checkout' '
 
 test_expect_success 'clone --sparse' '
 	git clone --sparse "file://$(pwd)/repo" clone &&
+	git -C clone sparse-checkout reapply --no-cone &&
 	git -C clone sparse-checkout list >actual &&
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
 	/*

@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ test_expect_success 'switching to cone mode with non-cone mode patterns' '
 	git init bad-patterns &&
 	(
 		cd bad-patterns &&
-		git sparse-checkout init &&
+		git sparse-checkout init --no-cone &&
 		git sparse-checkout add dir &&
 		git config --worktree core.sparseCheckoutCone true &&
 		test_must_fail git sparse-checkout add dir 2>err &&

@@ -402,7 +403,7 @@ test_expect_success 'revert to old sparse-checkout on empty update' '
 		git sparse-checkout set nothing 2>err &&
 		test_i18ngrep ! "Sparse checkout leaves no entry on working directory" err &&
 		test_i18ngrep ! ".git/index.lock" err &&
-		git sparse-checkout set file
+		git sparse-checkout set --no-cone file
 	)
 '
 

@@ -424,7 +425,7 @@ test_expect_success 'sparse-checkout (init|set|disable) warns with dirty status'
 	git clone repo dirty &&
 	echo dirty >dirty/folder1/a &&
 
-	git -C dirty sparse-checkout init 2>err &&
+	git -C dirty sparse-checkout init --no-cone 2>err &&
 	test_i18ngrep "warning.*The following paths are not up to date" err &&
 
 	git -C dirty sparse-checkout set /folder2/* /deep/deeper1/* 2>err &&

@@ -435,7 +436,7 @@ test_expect_success 'sparse-checkout (init|set|disable) warns with dirty status'
 	test_must_be_empty err &&
 
 	git -C dirty reset --hard &&
-	git -C dirty sparse-checkout init &&
+	git -C dirty sparse-checkout init --no-cone &&
 	git -C dirty sparse-checkout set /folder2/* /deep/deeper1/* &&
 	test_path_is_missing dirty/folder1/a &&
 	git -C dirty sparse-checkout disable &&

@@ -451,7 +452,7 @@ test_expect_success 'sparse-checkout (init|set|disable) warns with unmerged stat
 	EOF
 	git -C unmerged update-index --index-info <input &&
 
-	git -C unmerged sparse-checkout init 2>err &&
+	git -C unmerged sparse-checkout init --no-cone 2>err &&
 	test_i18ngrep "warning.*The following paths are unmerged" err &&
 
 	git -C unmerged sparse-checkout set /folder2/* /deep/deeper1/* 2>err &&

@@ -462,7 +463,7 @@ test_expect_success 'sparse-checkout (init|set|disable) warns with unmerged stat
 	test_i18ngrep "warning.*The following paths are unmerged" err &&
 
 	git -C unmerged reset --hard &&
-	git -C unmerged sparse-checkout init &&
+	git -C unmerged sparse-checkout init --no-cone &&
 	git -C unmerged sparse-checkout set /folder2/* /deep/deeper1/* &&
 	git -C unmerged sparse-checkout disable
 '

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ test_expect_success 'setup' "
 for opt in "" -f --dry-run
 do
 	test_expect_success "rm${opt:+ $opt} does not remove sparse entries" '
-		git sparse-checkout set a &&
+		git sparse-checkout set --no-cone a &&
 		test_must_fail git rm $opt b 2>stderr &&
 		test_cmp b_error_and_hint stderr &&
 		git ls-files --error-unmatch b

@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ test_expect_success 'can remove files from non-sparse dir' '
 	test_commit w/f &&
 	test_commit x/y/f &&
 
-	git sparse-checkout set w !/x y/ &&
+	git sparse-checkout set --no-cone w !/x y/ &&
 	git rm w/f.t x/y/f.t 2>stderr &&
 	test_must_be_empty stderr
 '

@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ test_expect_success 'refuse to remove non-skip-worktree file from sparse dir' '
 	git sparse-checkout disable &&
 	mkdir -p x/y/z &&
 	test_commit x/y/z/f &&
-	git sparse-checkout set !/x y/ !x/y/z &&
+	git sparse-checkout set --no-cone !/x y/ !x/y/z &&
 
 	git update-index --no-skip-worktree x/y/z/f.t &&
 	test_must_fail git rm x/y/z/f.t 2>stderr &&

@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ test_expect_success 'do not warn when pathspec matches dense entries' '
 test_expect_success 'git add fails outside of sparse-checkout definition' '
 	test_when_finished git sparse-checkout disable &&
 	test_commit a &&
-	git sparse-checkout init &&
+	git sparse-checkout init --no-cone &&
 	git sparse-checkout set a &&
 	echo >>sparse_entry &&
 

@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ test_expect_success 'add obeys advice.updateSparsePath' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'add allows sparse entries with --sparse' '
-	git sparse-checkout set a &&
+	git sparse-checkout set --no-cone a &&
 	echo modified >sparse_entry &&
 	test_must_fail git add sparse_entry &&
 	test_sparse_entry_unchanged &&

@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ test_expect_success 'conflicting entries written to worktree even if sparse' '
 		test_path_is_file numerals &&
 
 		git sparse-checkout init &&
-		git sparse-checkout set README &&
+		git sparse-checkout set --no-cone README &&
 
 		test_path_is_file README &&
 		test_path_is_missing numerals &&

@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ test_expect_success 'present-despite-SKIP_WORKTREE handled reasonably' '
 		test_path_is_file numerals &&
 
 		git sparse-checkout init &&
-		git sparse-checkout set README &&
+		git sparse-checkout set --no-cone README &&
 
 		test_path_is_file README &&
 		test_path_is_missing numerals &&

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ test_expect_success 'setup' "
 test_expect_success 'mv refuses to move sparse-to-sparse' '
 	test_when_finished rm -f e &&
 	git reset --hard &&
-	git sparse-checkout set a &&
+	git sparse-checkout set --no-cone a &&
 	touch b &&
 	test_must_fail git mv b e 2>stderr &&
 	cat sparse_error_header >expect &&

@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ test_expect_success 'stash restore in sparse checkout' '
 
 		git stash push &&
 
-		git sparse-checkout set subdir &&
+		git sparse-checkout set --no-cone subdir &&
 
 		# Ensure after sparse-checkout we only have expected files
 		cat >expect <<-EOF &&