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I am trying to sparse-checkout a subdirectory from my git repository.

The repository contains multiple plugins for wordpress and I want to check them out one by one. With the below posted solutions I have encountered the problem that EVERYTIME I check out the parent directory of the subdirectory is also checked out and the plugins are not working.

I tried something like this Is it possible to do a sparse checkout without checking out the whole repository first? and something like that Git sparse checkout for simple web deployment .

I really hope somebody can help me because I just feel like I kind of missed some information.

Thank you.

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  • You said you tried to follow those other answers. Did they work? Did they not work? What happened? Commented Feb 24, 2016 at 18:34
  • They did not work. I just wanted to checkout the subdirectory without any parent directories, so I set the options in the sparse-checkout file like suggested in the links I posted. What happened was, that when I wanted to checkout for example subdirectory 2 from the following structure: [Parent] > [subdirectory 1], [subdirectory 2] the parent folder was checked out also and I couldn't use it in the wordpress plugins folder. Commented Feb 27, 2016 at 10:51
  • See also: stackoverflow.com/questions/600079/… Commented Nov 14, 2019 at 17:17
  • So finally were you able to checkout subdirectory without its parent directory, I am also stuck in same problem. Please help me if you have found the solution Commented Dec 1, 2020 at 12:59
  • See this answer; stackoverflow.com/a/52269934/371, key parameter was having --no-cone when setting the path to avoid getting parent files. Commented Apr 15, 2024 at 0:25

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The OP referenced (in 2016) the 2010 question "Is it possible to do a sparse checkout without checking out the whole repository first?", which has now a more recent (2023) answer by Kirow, using git clone --no-checkout --depth=1 --filter=blob:none.

The comments also references How do I clone a subdirectory only of a Git repository?'s answer from Ciro Santilli, using git sparse-checkout set --no-cone

I have tested the combination of both answers, with:

git clone --no-checkout --depth=1 --filter=tree:0 https://github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss cd lipgloss git sparse-checkout set --no-cone "examples/layout/" git read-tree -m -u HEAD

Note the git read-tree -m -u HEAD that I used in "Git sparse checkout with exclusion".

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Let me also recommend the full-handroll version of this dance.
@jthill creating a new branch, committing changes to the subdirectory, and merging with the upstream branch while maintaining the sparse checkout, … I see. A bit beyond the scope of the OP, but useful nonetheless.

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