git-sparse-checkout

Initialize sparse checkout

$ git sparse-checkout init

$ git sparse-checkout set [dir1] [dir2]

$ git sparse-checkout add [dir]

$ git sparse-checkout list

$ git sparse-checkout disable

$ git sparse-checkout init --cone

git sparse-checkout command [options]

git sparse-checkout enables partial repository checkouts, where only specified directories and files are materialized in the working tree. This significantly reduces working directory size for large monorepos.
Cone mode (recommended) restricts patterns to directory-based inclusion, which is faster and simpler than full pattern matching.

--cone

Use cone mode (faster).

Use full pattern mode.

.git/info/sparse-checkout

File containing the sparse-checkout patterns that control which paths are checked out.

init

Initialize sparse checkout.

Set patterns.

Add patterns.

List patterns.

Disable sparse checkout.

Reapply patterns.

git-read-tree(1), git-checkout(1)