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sparse checkout in git

Downloading only part of a git repo, e.g one subfolder, is called a sparse checkout, or sparse clone

The steps to do a sparse checkout are as follows:

  • Start with an empty git repository: git init <repo_name>
  • Enter that directory: cd <repo_name>
  • Configure the remote repo address: git remote add -f origin <url_of_remote_repo>
  • Configure git to enable sparse: git config core.sparsecheckout true
  • Configure git, to define which files and folders should actually be downloaded by adding them, one per line, in .git/info/sparse-checkout:
    • echo some/dir/ >> .git/info/sparse-checkout
    • echo another/sub/tree >> .git/info/sparse-checkout
  • Pull from the the remote repo: git pull origin master
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