git sparse checkout bug.txt

$ git --version
git version 2.12.0.windows.1

$  git clone https://github.com/nallar/git-issue-sparse-checkout.git mcve-sparse-checkout
Cloning into 'mcve-sparse-checkout'...
remote: Counting objects: 17, done.
remote: Total 17 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 17
Unpacking objects: 100% (17/17), done.

$ cd mcve-sparse-checkout

$ git checkout other
Switched to a new branch 'other'
Branch other set up to track remote branch other from origin.

$ git checkout master
Switched to branch 'master'
Your branch is up-to-date with 'origin/master'.

$ git config core.sparseCheckout true

$ cp sparse-checkout .git/info/sparse-checkout

$ git checkout -f master
Already on 'master'
Your branch is up-to-date with 'origin/master'.

$ git reset --hard HEAD
HEAD is now at 812b281 Add example files to demonstrate issue

$ ls
normal-folder/  sparse-checkout

$ git status
On branch master
Your branch is up-to-date with 'origin/master'.
nothing to commit, working tree clean

$ git cherry-pick other
[master f4dcfec] cherry-pick this: Change an unrelated file
 Author: Ross Allan <>
 Date: Tue Jul 5 10:50:36 2016 +0100
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

$ git status
On branch master
Your branch is ahead of 'origin/master' by 1 commit.
  (use "git push" to publish your local commits)
Changes not staged for commit:
  (use "git add/rm <file>..." to update what will be committed)
  (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)

        deleted:    excluded-folder/1.txt

no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a")

$ git update-index --skip-worktree excluded-folder/1.txt

$ git status
On branch master
Your branch is ahead of 'origin/master' by 1 commit.
  (use "git push" to publish your local commits)
nothing to commit, working tree clean