Combine subtree merge with sparse checkout in Git

Combine subtree merge with sparse checkout in Git

Follow the below steps to combine a subtree merge with sparse checkout in Git

1. Create a new directory and navigate to it using the terminal.
2. Initialize a new Git repository.
3. Add the remote repository that you want to merge as a subtree.
4. Add the subtree using the git subtree add command.
5. Create a sparse checkout using the git sparse-checkout command.
6. Edit the .git/info/sparse-checkout file to include only the files and directories that you want to include in the sparse checkout.
7. Run git read-tree again to update the working tree with the sparse checkout.

Note that Git is mostly all-or-nothing, so it may not be possible to combine subtree merge with sparse checkout in all cases.

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Other Good reads on "How to combine subtree merge with sparse checkout in git":

• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9707612/combine-subtree-merge-with-sparse-checkout-in-git
• https://git-scm.com/docs/git-sparse-checkout
• https://gist.github.com/sumardi/5559896
• https://youtube.com/watch?v=OsIJ99lkSdM
• https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/using-git/about-git-subtree-merges
• https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/git-subtree