Checking specific folders when git on Jenkins

Question

I am using Jenkins / Git to check out a Grails project. The Grails project is in a sub directory for the Git project I check out.

So that when Git does the checkout, I end up with

.jenkins/jobs/my_jenkins_job/workspace/git_base_dir/grails_project_dir/grails_files

on my filesystem

I want:

.jenkins/jobs/my_jenkins_job/workspace/grails_files

Now I could run a shell to move files around but I prefer a cleaner way.

In the branch specifier on Jenkins I have tried:

develop/grails_project_dir/grails_files

But this just gives:

ERROR: Couldn't find any revision to build. Verify the repository and branch configuration for this job.

Is there any way I can get the git plugin to just check out specific folders in a git project?

Thanks

git doesnt supprt that http://stackoverflow.com/questions/600079/is-there-any-way-to-clone-a-git-repositorys-sub-directory-only nor jenkins plugin — Udy, Jul 30 '13 at 09:13
It's not possible just make a git repo (in this case "grails_files" folder) inside your big git repo? — Nicolás Arias, Jul 31 '13 at 08:21

Dave · Answer 1 · 2017-10-23T06:43:04.523

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The accepted answer is outdated...

As of version 2.1.0 of Jenkins-Git plugin this is supported: https://issues.jenkins-ci.org/browse/JENKINS-21809

You will need Git version 1.7.0+ which added the sparse checkout functionality.

If you want to do a sparse-checkout yourself you can have a look at https://gist.github.com/sumardi/5559896

edited Oct 23 '17 at 06:43

answered Jul 16 '14 at 07:16

Dave

Thanks @030, I removed the failing link and added another post with more hands-on information about sparse-checkout. – Dave Oct 23 '17 at 06:44

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:47

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git doesnt support that nor jenkins plugin.

you can see the link below for more info:

edited May 23 '17 at 11:47

Community

answered Jul 31 '13 at 08:49

Udy

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This is actually available in more recent versions of Jenkins/Git 2.1.0 for Jenkins and 1.7.0 for Git. – Dave Jul 16 '14 at 07:20
@Udy It would be helpful if you updated your answer given the current state of Jenkins – Michael Wasser Feb 09 '16 at 23:28

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