Sparse Checkout Picker

A simple checkbox tree in the Explorer view for managing Git cone-mode sparse-checkout, aimed at writers/non-technical users who just want to pick which top-level folders of a repo they need checked out.

Features

• Adds a Sparse Checkout view to the Explorer showing your repo's folders.
• Check a folder to check it out (git sparse-checkout set --cone), uncheck to remove it. Checking a folder includes its entire subtree.
• Changes apply automatically a moment after you stop clicking — no separate "Apply" step.
• A refresh button picks up changes made outside the view (e.g. from the terminal).

Requirements

• Git must be installed and available on PATH.
• The first workspace folder must be the root of a Git repository.

Known Issues

• Cone-mode sparse-checkout can't exclude a subfolder of an already-checked parent folder. If you need finer control, uncheck the parent and check the specific subfolders you want instead.
• Only folders are shown; individual file-level sparse-checkout patterns are not supported.

Release Notes

0.0.1

Initial version.

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Enjoy!