sparse-checkout: create builtin with 'list' subcommand

The sparse-checkout feature is mostly hidden to users, as its
only documentation is supplementary information in the docs for
'git read-tree'. In addition, users need to know how to edit the
.git/info/sparse-checkout file with the right patterns, then run
the appropriate 'git read-tree -mu HEAD' command. Keeping the
working directory in sync with the sparse-checkout file requires
care.

Begin an effort to make the sparse-checkout feature a porcelain
feature by creating a new 'git sparse-checkout' builtin. This
builtin will be the preferred mechanism for manipulating the
sparse-checkout file and syncing the working directory.

The documentation provided is adapted from the "git read-tree"
documentation with a few edits for clarity in the new context.
Extra sections are added to hint toward a future change to
a more restricted pattern set.

Helped-by: Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee <dstolee@microsoft.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Derrick Stolee
2019-11-21 22:04:33 +00:00
committed by Junio C Hamano
parent d9f6f3b619
commit 94c0956b60
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@ -572,6 +572,7 @@ static struct cmd_struct commands[] = {
{ "show-branch", cmd_show_branch, RUN_SETUP },
{ "show-index", cmd_show_index },
{ "show-ref", cmd_show_ref, RUN_SETUP },
{ "sparse-checkout", cmd_sparse_checkout, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
{ "stage", cmd_add, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
/*
* NEEDSWORK: Until the builtin stash is thoroughly robust and no