1 files changed, 31 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/builtin/clone.c b/builtin/clone.c
index 53e04b1..0fc89ae 100644
--- a/builtin/clone.c
+++ b/builtin/clone.c
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ static const char *real_git_dir;
 static char *option_upload_pack = "git-upload-pack";
 static int option_verbosity;
 static int option_progress = -1;
+static int option_sparse_checkout;
 static enum transport_family family;
 static struct string_list option_config = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
 static struct string_list option_required_reference = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
@@ -146,6 +147,8 @@ static struct option builtin_clone_options[] = {
 	OPT_PARSE_LIST_OBJECTS_FILTER(&filter_options),
 	OPT_BOOL(0, "remote-submodules", &option_remote_submodules,
 		    N_("any cloned submodules will use their remote-tracking branch")),
+	OPT_BOOL(0, "sparse", &option_sparse_checkout,
+		    N_("initialize sparse-checkout file to include only files at root")),
 	OPT_END()
 };
 
@@ -733,6 +736,27 @@ static void update_head(const struct ref *our, const struct ref *remote,
 	}
 }
 
+static int git_sparse_checkout_init(const char *repo)
+{
+	struct argv_array argv = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
+	int result = 0;
+	argv_array_pushl(&argv, "-C", repo, "sparse-checkout", "init", NULL);
+
+	/*
+	 * We must apply the setting in the current process
+	 * for the later checkout to use the sparse-checkout file.
+	 */
+	core_apply_sparse_checkout = 1;
+
+	if (run_command_v_opt(argv.argv, RUN_GIT_CMD)) {
+		error(_("failed to initialize sparse-checkout"));
+		result = 1;
+	}
+
+	argv_array_clear(&argv);
+	return result;
+}
+
 static int checkout(int submodule_progress)
 {
 	struct object_id oid;
@@ -899,7 +923,7 @@ static void dissociate_from_references(void)
 	free(alternates);
 }
 
-static int dir_exists(const char *path)
+static int path_exists(const char *path)
 {
 	struct stat sb;
 	return !stat(path, &sb);
@@ -927,8 +951,6 @@ int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 	struct argv_array ref_prefixes = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
 
-	fetch_if_missing = 0;
-
 	packet_trace_identity("clone");
 	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, builtin_clone_options,
 			     builtin_clone_usage, 0);
@@ -981,7 +1003,7 @@ int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		dir = guess_dir_name(repo_name, is_bundle, option_bare);
 	strip_trailing_slashes(dir);
 
-	dest_exists = dir_exists(dir);
+	dest_exists = path_exists(dir);
 	if (dest_exists && !is_empty_dir(dir))
 		die(_("destination path '%s' already exists and is not "
 			"an empty directory."), dir);
@@ -992,7 +1014,7 @@ int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		work_tree = NULL;
 	else {
 		work_tree = getenv("GIT_WORK_TREE");
-		if (work_tree && dir_exists(work_tree))
+		if (work_tree && path_exists(work_tree))
 			die(_("working tree '%s' already exists."), work_tree);
 	}
 
@@ -1020,7 +1042,7 @@ int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	}
 
 	if (real_git_dir) {
-		if (dir_exists(real_git_dir))
+		if (path_exists(real_git_dir))
 			junk_git_dir_flags |= REMOVE_DIR_KEEP_TOPLEVEL;
 		junk_git_dir = real_git_dir;
 	} else {
@@ -1106,6 +1128,9 @@ int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	if (option_required_reference.nr || option_optional_reference.nr)
 		setup_reference();
 
+	if (option_sparse_checkout && git_sparse_checkout_init(repo))
+		return 1;
+
 	remote = remote_get(option_origin);
 
 	strbuf_addf(&default_refspec, "+%s*:%s*", src_ref_prefix,
@@ -1265,7 +1290,6 @@ int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	}
 
 	junk_mode = JUNK_LEAVE_REPO;
-	fetch_if_missing = 1;
 	err = checkout(submodule_progress);
 
 	strbuf_release(&reflog_msg);