Sparse Checkout

Clone only the directories you need

Sparse checkout lets you clone only the directories you need from a large repository.

Large monorepos have many directories. You only need a few. Sparse checkout lets you pick which ones to download.

Full Repository

frontend/

src/

App.tsx

package.json

backend/

src/

server.py

requirements.txt

docs/

guide.md

shared/

types.ts

Terminal

# Full clone downloads everything:
$ git clone big-monorepo
# frontend/ backend/ docs/ shared/ mobile/ ...
# 5 GB of files you don't need

# Sparse checkout: only get what you need
# Download just frontend/ and shared/

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