+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='sparse checkout scope tests'
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+test_expect_success 'setup' '
+ echo "initial" >a &&
+ echo "initial" >b &&
+ echo "initial" >c &&
+ git add a b c &&
+ git commit -m "initial commit"
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'create feature branch' '
+ git checkout -b feature &&
+ echo "modified" >b &&
+ echo "modified" >c &&
+ git add b c &&
+ git commit -m "modification"
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'perform sparse checkout of master' '
+ git config --local --bool core.sparsecheckout true &&
+ echo "!/*" >.git/info/sparse-checkout &&
+ echo "/a" >>.git/info/sparse-checkout &&
+ echo "/c" >>.git/info/sparse-checkout &&
+ git checkout master &&
+ test_path_is_file a &&
+ test_path_is_missing b &&
+ test_path_is_file c
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'merge feature branch into sparse checkout of master' '
+ git merge feature &&
+ test_path_is_file a &&
+ test_path_is_missing b &&
+ test_path_is_file c &&
+ test "$(cat c)" = "modified"
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'return to full checkout of master' '
+ git checkout feature &&
+ echo "/*" >.git/info/sparse-checkout &&
+ git checkout master &&
+ test_path_is_file a &&
+ test_path_is_file b &&
+ test_path_is_file c &&
+ test "$(cat b)" = "modified"
+'
+
+test_done