···6666 reasons: (1) users in cone mode specify directories rather than
6767 patterns (their directories are transformed into patterns, but
6868 users may think you are talking about non-cone mode if you use the
6969- word "patterns"), and (b) the sparse specification might
6969+ word "patterns"), and (2) the sparse specification might
7070 transiently differ in the working tree or index from the sparsity
7171 patterns (see "Sparse specification vs. sparsity patterns").
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