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How do I convert full checkout to sparse checkout?

Having a full checkout of a repository, how can I convert it into a sparse checkout?

Solution

  • Run

    git config core.sparseCheckout true

    then create .git/info/sparse-checkout

    /*
!excluded-dir/

    then run

    git checkout master

    and excluded-dir will disappear.

    My problem was that I did not put a trailing slash behind the excluded directory in my .git/info/sparse-checkout Much thanks to http://www.richsomerfield.com/post/2014-03-05-adventures-in-git-sparsecheckouts/