[cloclo] docs: add FAQ entry for sparse checkout in large monorepos#21655
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[cloclo] docs: add FAQ entry for sparse checkout in large monorepos#21655
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Closes #21630 — adds a Configuration & Setup FAQ entry explaining how to use checkout.sparse-checkout to speed up workflows on large monorepos. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Adds documentation to help users speed up slow workflow checkouts in very large monorepos by using checkout.sparse-checkout, with examples and a link to the detailed cross-repo checkout reference.
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- Adds a new FAQ entry explaining sparse checkout for large monorepos
- Includes
checkout:frontmatter examples for single and multiple checkout configurations - Links readers to Cross-Repository Operations for the full set of checkout options
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| For cases where you need multiple parts of a monorepo with different settings, you can combine checkouts: | ||
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| - repository: org/shared-libs | ||
| path: ./libs/shared | ||
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Adds the 🌍 Community Contributions table with 5 confirmed attributions linking community-labeled issues to their resolving PRs: - #21630 (@Mossaka) → #21655 sparse-checkout support docs - #21243 (@holwerda) → #21286 github-app auth in dependencies - #20299 (@grahame-white) → #20300 fix gh aw upgrade lock files - #20249 (@mvdbos) → #20301 cross-repo workflow_call validation - #18480 (@JoshGreenslade) → #21993 GHE Cloud data residency docs Also flags 241 community-labeled issues as attribution candidates needing manual review. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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Summary
sparse-checkoutfield undercheckout:frontmatter with code examplesCloses #21630
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