ory that records a set of paths
that is totally different from the one of <code>&lt;start_point&gt;</code>, then you should
clear the index and the working tree right after creating the orphan
branch by running <code>git rm -rf .</code> from the top level of the working tree.
Afterwards you will be ready to prepare your new files, repopulating the
working tree, by copying them from elsewhere, extracting a tarball, etc.</p>
</div>
</dd>
<dt class="hdlist1">--ignore-skip-worktree-bits</dt>
<dd>
<p>In sparse c