From d30e2bbe85d8a7427d5c978264f45d498a472408 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Elijah Newren Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2021 04:09:11 +0000 Subject: Documentation: clarify/correct a few sparsity related statements Reviewed-by: Derrick Stolee Reviewed-by: Victoria Dye Signed-off-by: Elijah Newren Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- Documentation/git-clone.txt | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'Documentation/git-clone.txt') diff --git a/Documentation/git-clone.txt b/Documentation/git-clone.txt index 3fe3810f1c..b348a71fc6 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-clone.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-clone.txt @@ -167,10 +167,10 @@ objects from the source repository into a pack in the cloned repository. configuration variables are created. --sparse:: - Initialize the sparse-checkout file so the working - directory starts with only the files in the root - of the repository. The sparse-checkout file can be - modified to grow the working directory as needed. + Employ a sparse-checkout, with only files in the toplevel + directory initially being present. The + linkgit:git-sparse-checkout[1] command can be used to grow the + working directory as needed. --filter=:: Use the partial clone feature and request that the server sends -- cgit v1.3-5-g9baa